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A Chlamydospore is the thick-walled big resting spore
Spore

In biology, a spore is a reproduction structure that is adapted for biological dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions....
 of several kinds of fungi. It is the life-stage which survives in unfavourable conditions, such as dry or hot seasons.

Chlamydospores are usually dark-coloured, spherical, and have a smooth (non-ornamented) surface.






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A Chlamydospore is the thick-walled big resting spore
Spore

In biology, a spore is a reproduction structure that is adapted for biological dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions....
 of several kinds of fungi. It is the life-stage which survives in unfavourable conditions, such as dry or hot seasons.

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Chlamydospores are usually dark-coloured, spherical, and have a smooth (non-ornamented) surface. They are multicellular, the cells being connected by pores in septae between cells.

Chlamydospores are a result of asexual
Asexual reproduction

Asexual reproduction is reproduction which does not involve meiosis, ploidy reduction, or fertilization. Only one parent is involved in asexual reproduction....
 (thus being actually conidia called chlamydoconidia) or sexual reproduction(rare). Teliospore
Teliospore

Teliospore is the thick-walled resting spore of some fungi , from which the basidium arises....
s are special kind of chlamydospores of rusts
Rust (fungus)

Rusts are fungi of the order Uredinales. Many of these species are plant parasites. Some are superficially similar to the smut , although their relation to each other is not clear....
 and smuts
Smut (fungus)

The smuts are fungus, mostly Ustilaginomycetes , that cause plant disease.Smuts affect grasses, notably including cereal crops such as maize. They initially attack the plant's reproductive system, forming galls which darken and burst, releasing fungal spores which infect other plants nearby....
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See also

  • Teliospore
    Teliospore

    Teliospore is the thick-walled resting spore of some fungi , from which the basidium arises....
  • Conidium
    Conidium

    Conidia, sometimes termed conidiospores, are Asexual reproduction, non-motile spores of a fungus; they are also called mitospores due to the way they are generated through the cellular process of mitosis....
  • Zygospore
    Zygospore

    A zygospore is a reproductive part of a fungus, a chlamydospore that is created by the nuclear fusion of haploid hyphae of different mating types.A zygospore remains dormant while it waits for environmental cues, such as moisture, heat, or chemicals secreted by plants....


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  • The chlamydospores of Candida albicans
    Candida albicans

    Candida albicans is a diploid fungus , which is capable of sexual reproduction but not of meiosis, and a causal agent of Opportunistic infection Wiktionary:oral and genital infections in humans....
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  • Chlamydospore development