<Li> Blastic conidiogenesis, where the spore is already evident before it separates from the conidiogenic hypha which is giving rise to it, and </Li> <Li> Thallic conidiogenesis, where first a cross-wall appears and thus the created cell develops into a spore . </Li> <P> A conidium may form germ tubes (germination tubes) and / or conidial anastomosis tubes (CATs) in specific conditions . These two are some of the specialized hyphae that are formed by fungal conidia . The germ tubes will grow to form the hyphae and fungal mycelia . The conidial anastomosis tubes are morphologically and physiologically distinct from germ tubes . After conidia are induced to form conidial anastomosis tubes, they grow homing toward each other, and they fuse . Once fusion happens, the nuclei can pass through fused CATs . These are events of fungal vegetative growth and not sexual reproduction . Fusion between these cells seems to be important for some fungi during early stages of colony establishment . The production of these cells has been suggested to occur in 73 different species of fungi . </P> <P> Conidiogenesis is an important mechanism of spread of plant pathogens . In some cases, specialized macroscopic fruiting structures perhaps 1mm or so in diameter containing masses of conidia are formed under the skin of the host plant and then erupt through the surface and allow the spores to be distributed by wind and rain . One of these structures is called a conidioma (plural: conidiomata). </P>

Asexual spores that are not formed within a sporangium are called