Table 1.

Comparison of the drag for real spore shapes with the drag on an ellipsoid having the same volume and aspect ratio, assuming launch speed U₀ = 2.1 m·s⁻¹

Species	Spore drag, nN	Ellipsoid drag, nN	Error, %
Neurospora crassa	4.03	4.04	0.3
Aleuria aurantia	1.73	1.73	0.3
Peziza baddia	2.05	2.04	0.6
Peziza vacinii	2.31	2.23	3.7