What is the difference between zoospores and conidia?

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Zoospores:
A zoospore is an asexual spore that moves by using a flagellum. These spores, also known as swarm spores.
Conidia:
A conidium is a form of asexual reproductive spore of fungi (Kingdom Fungi).
Difference between zoospores and conidia:
Zoospores
Conidia
1. A zoospore is an asexual spore of some algae that can swim using a flagellum. 1. Conidia are asexual spores generated by fungi at the tips of specialised hyphae.
2. Endogenous spores formed within a sporangium. 2. Exogenous spores generated at conidiophore tips.
3. They are always single-celled and tiny. 3. They are bigger and either unicellular or multicellular.
4. They do not have a real cell wall. 4. They have a cell wall.
5. They are unable to withstand extreme climatic conditions. 5. Because they have a cell wall, they can withstand extreme environmental conditions.
6. Flagella can one, two, or more in number. 6. They lack flagella.
7. They are motile and move through the water. 7. They are not motile and are dispersed by the wind.
8. Oomycota such as Phytophthora, Chytridiomycota, Myxomycota, and Plasmodiophoromycota, among others, produce it. 8. Ascomycota phylum produces conidia.

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