Conidia, sometimes termed asexual
chlamydospores, or
chlamydoconidia are
asexual, non-motile
spores of a
fungus, from the Greek word for dust, konis. They are also called
mitospores due to the way they are generated through the cellular process of
mitosis. The two new
haploid cells are genetically identical to the haploid parent, and can develop into new organisms if conditions are favorable, and serve in
biological dispersal.