Blastospore

A blastospore is an asexual fungal spore produced by budding.

Produced by fungi within the phylum Glomeromycota and others.

It is also known as a blastoconidium (plural = blastoconidia).

An example of a fungus that forms blastospores is Candida albicans.

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blastospore and other structures of Candida albicans
Candida pseudohyphae, chlamydospores and blastospores.