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A spore that is shot off. In fungi most types of basidiospore
Basidiospore

A basidiospore is a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi. Basidiospores ty






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A spore that is shot off. In fungi most types of basidiospore
Basidiospore

A basidiospore is a reproductive spore produced by Basidiomycete fungi. Basidiospores typically each contain one haploid nucleus that is the product of meiosis, and they are produced by specialized fungal cells called basidium....
s, formed on basidia are discharged into the air from the tips of sterigmata
Basidium

A basidium is a microscopic, spore-producing structure found on the hymenophore of fruiting bodies of basidiomycete fungi. The presence of basidia is one of the main characteristic features of the Basidiomycota....
. These actively discharged spores are a type of ballistospore.