Sampling of morphological diversity of fungal spores. A, Spherical conidia of Penicillium sp. produced by subtending phialides. B, Ellipsoidal ascospores of Podospora anserina. C, Polyhedral basidiospores of Aleurodiscus oakesii. D, Fusiform ascospores of Geoglossum nigritum. E, Filamentous ascospores of Cordyceps militaris. F, Star-shaped aquatic conidium of Brachiosphaera tropicalis. Scale bars A, B, C, 10 μm, D, E, 100 μm, F, 20 μm. Image A, courtesy M. Duley, R. Edelmann; F, courtesy H. Raja.