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Conidium vs Hypha - What's the difference?

conidium | hypha |

As nouns the difference between conidium and hypha

is that conidium is a fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore while hypha is any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.

conidium

English

Noun

(wikipedia conidium) (conidia)
  • A fungal spore produced asexually in a conidiophore.
  • Derived terms

    * macroconidium * microconidium

    hypha

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hypha) (hyphae)
  • (mycology) Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.