A zygospore is a sexual part of a fungus, a chlamydospore that is created by the nuclear fusion of haploid hyphae of different mating types. A zygospore usually remains dormant for a while. When the environment is favorable, the zygospore germinates and meiosis occurs which will produce a sporangium at the end of a sporangiophore. The sporangium sheds spores. A fungus that forms zygospores is called a zygomycete.

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• Definition of zygospore
• A more detailed description of a zygospore

Fungal morphology and anatomy | Mycology | Zigosporo