ɐ klˈæmɪdˌɑːspoːɹ ɪz ðə θˈɪkwˈɔːld lˈɑːɹdʒ ɹˈɛstɪŋ spˈoːɹ ʌv sˈɛvɹəl kˈaɪndz ʌv fˈʌŋɡi, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɐskˌɑːmɪkˈoʊɾə sˈʌtʃ ɐz kˈændɪdə, bˌeɪsɪdɪˌɑːmɪkˈoʊɾə sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈænəs, ænd vˈɛɹiəs mˈɔːɹɾɪɹˌɛleɪlz spˈiːsiːz.
A chlamydospore is the thick-walled large resting spore of several kinds of fungi, including Ascomycota such as Candida, Basidiomycota such as Panus, and various Mortierellales species.