question archive The number of basidospores per basidium is generally four, although it’s not uncommon to find two spores per basidium
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The number of basidospores per basidium is generally four, although it’s not uncommon to find two spores per basidium. Some species produce more than four; in Phallus impudicus, there can be 9 spores per basidium.
Sources:
1)An Introduction to Mycology (Mehrotra and Aneja)
2)Fungi and Allied Organisms (Sharma)