Dissimilarities. Between conidia and zoospore
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A zoospore is an asexual spore of certain algae capable of swimming by means of flagellum whereas conidia is an asexual spore produced by fungi at the tip of specialized hypha.
In zoospores, endogenous spores produced inside a sporangium while in conidia, exogenous spores are produced at the tip of the conidiophores.
Zoospores are always unicellular while conidia are unicellular or multicellular.
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Zoospore and conidia are asexual spores found in algae and fungi, respectively. Zoospores are motile and possess flagella while conidia are non-motile, and lack flagella. So, this is the key difference between zoospore and conidia. Moreover, zoospores are much smaller in comparison to conidia. Hence, their size is also a difference between zoospore and conidia. Furthermore, zoospores are unicellular while conidia are either unicellular or multicellular. Additionally, zoospores are endogenous spores while conidia are exogenous spores.
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