This type of cell division involves a break of topology
whereby each nucleus organizes its separation from the
common cytoplasm by assembling a new plasma mem-
brane that is discontinuous from the syncytial plasma
membrane. In the yeasts, endobudding appears to occur
only when linked to spore formation, which involves the
concomitant assembly of a spore wall. Although this form
of cell division is prevalent for the yeasts, there appears to
be no yeast species that uses consecutive cycles of
endobudding as a mode of reproduction, as it is for
example the case for the pathogenic form of the ascomy-
cete fungus Coccidioides immitis.