noun
- Plural of exospore; spores produced on the outside or exterior surface of a sporophore or spore-bearing structure in fungi and other organisms.
Usage: biology; mycology; technical
Examples
- The fungus releases exospores from the tips of its hyphae into the air.
- Exospores are dispersed by wind and water currents in the ecosystem.
- Under the microscope, the exospores appeared as small, round structures on the surface of the sporangium.
- Unlike endospores, exospores are not enclosed within a protective membrane.
- The identification of exospores is important for classifying certain fungal species.