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conidiophore
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co·nid·i·o·phore (k-nd--fôr)
n.
A specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia.
co·nidi·ophor·ous (k-nd-fr-s) adj.
conidiophore
a specialized hypha upon which conidia are formed.
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The presence of conidiophores in the auditory canal suggests that the fungi use the discharged mucus as a nutrient.
Aspergillus otomycosis in an immunocompromised patient by Rutt, Amy L.; Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Conidiophores were light brown with hemispherical vesicles bearing metulae and biseriate philalides on the upper half.
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At the same time the mould, which comprises spore-bearing growths called conidiophores,appears on the surface.
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