The different variety of spores present in kingdom fungi are zoospores, sporangiospores, chlamydospores, oidia, conidia, ascospores, basidiospores and bi nucleate spores.
Zoospores occur in phycomycetes and are mobile. The spores are naked and have flagella for locomotion. Sporangiospores do not have any flagella. They are formed inside sporangia and are dispersed by air. Chlamydospores are spores with thick walls. These thick walls develop as a result of aggregation of protoplasm. Oidia are spores which are developed as result of excess sugar, water etc. Budding is their mode of reproduction. They are separated by hyphae and play a role in fermentation. Conidia are immobile spores which are exogenous. Ascospores are produced in sacs known as ascus. These are non motile meiospores. Mostly they are 8 in number. They are peculiar feature of class ascomycetes. Basidiospores are again meiospores which are non motile. They are formed from basidium that is a club shaped structure. They are peculiar feature of class basidiomycetes. Binucleate spores are dikaryotic. They are found in rust.
Most of the spores are dispersed by wind. They are produce in large number so that some of them can reach to the required site. A moist bread when placed on moist brick in an area filled with water along with the exposure to air leads to cottony mass after few days. It is followed by black spots formation.
