basidiospore

(noun)

a sexually-reproductive spore produced by fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota

Related Terms

Examples of basidiospore in the following topics:

  • Basidiomycota: The Club Fungi

    • The club-shaped basidium carries spores called basidiospores.
    • The haploid nuclei migrate into basidiospores, which germinate and generate monokaryotic hyphae.

  • Cryptococcosis

    • Although the exact nature of the infectious propagule is unknown, the leading hypothesis is the basidiospore created through sexual or asexual reproduction.