What is "arthrospore"

Arthrospore \Ar"thro*spore\, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.] (Bacteriol.)

1. A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.

2. one of the small conidia occurring arranged in chains in certain fungi. Called also oidium. [PJC] -- Ar`thro*spor"ic, Ar*thros"po*rous, a.

n. 1 A sporelike cell produced by some fungi and algae. 2 A similar cell produced by some bacteria.

1. n. a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria

2. one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi