- phialophore
- phi·a·lo·phore (fiґə-lə-for″) in certain fungi, the branch of the mycelium that bears at its tip the phialospores.
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Phialide — (fi´ə līd) [Gr. phialis, diminuitive of phiale, a broad, flat vessel] *A flask shaped projection from the conidiophore of certain fungi. *Projects from the mycelium without increasing in length without a subsequent increase in the formation of… … Wikipedia
conidiophore — A specialized hypha which bears conidia in fungi. [conidium + G. phoros, bearing] Phialophore type c. a type of spore formation, characteristic of the genus Phialophora, in … Medical dictionary
phialide — In fungi, a conidiogenous cell in which the meristematic end remains unchanged as successive conidia are extruded out to form chains. [G. phiale, a broad, flat vessel] * * * phi·a·lide (fiґə līd) [Gr. phialis, dim. of phialē a… … Medical dictionary
phialospore — phi·a·lo·spore (fiґə lə spor) a spore borne at the end of a phialide or a phialophore … Medical dictionary
phialide — ˈfīəˌlīd noun ( s) Etymology: French, from Greek phialidion, diminutive of phialē bowl : sterigma; especially : one that is flask shaped or constricted just below the apex and in some forms is the end cell of the phialophore … Useful english dictionary
