▁when ▁conditions ▁are ▁right ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁surface . ▁In ▁the ▁soil ▁it ▁will ▁produce ▁germ ▁tub es ▁and ▁my cel ial ▁growth ▁that ▁will ▁inf ect ▁the ▁root ▁through ▁a ▁w ound ▁and ▁begin ▁producing ▁more ▁ch lam yd os por es . ▁On ▁the ▁surface ▁the ▁ch lam yd osp ore ▁will ▁produce ▁a ▁short ▁germ ▁t ube ▁with ▁terminal ▁con idia ▁attached ▁that ▁will ▁dis per se ▁through ▁water ▁and ▁inf ect ▁a ▁leaf . ▁The ▁leaf ▁in fection ▁will ▁create ▁a ▁les ion ▁where ▁con idi op hor es ▁will ▁produce ▁con idia . ▁The ▁con idia ▁will ▁then ▁be ▁dispers ed ▁through ▁rain ▁spl ash ▁and ▁inf ect ▁other ▁leaves . ▁Some ▁con idia ▁that ▁end ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁soil ▁will ▁convert ▁into ▁ch lam yd os por es ▁for ▁surv ival . ▁ ▁Environment ▁ ▁My c oc ent ro sp ora ▁ac er ina ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁temper ate ▁clim ates ▁and ▁grows ▁best ▁at ▁ 1 8 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us ▁( 6 5 ▁degrees ▁F ahren heit ). ▁The ▁temper ate ▁climate ▁leads ▁to ▁long ▁re fr iger ation ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁car ro ts ▁that ▁indu ces ▁the ▁storage ▁rot .   R ain fall ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁indu ce ▁sp or ulation ▁and ▁dispers al ▁of ▁con idia . ▁The ▁path ogen ▁has ▁a ▁greater ▁impact ▁in ▁sand y ▁so ils ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁hypoth es ized ▁to ▁be ▁that ▁the ▁host ▁roots ▁take ▁more ▁w ounds ▁in ▁sand y