What are conidia?

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May 28, 2015

Conidia (singular: conidium) are asexual spores that are formed at the end or the side of the conidiophore, a specialized hyphal structure that produces the conidium. ![http://www.chicora.org/http://mold.html](https://useruploads.socratic.org/tGr8F7zlQ662eZsWgxNJ_mold_drawing.jpg)

They are non-mobile and must be dispersed via the wind or other external transport. Conidia are the fungus's primary method of reproduction.