Definition of Ascospores. Meaning of Ascospores. Synonyms of Ascospores

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Definition of Ascospores

Ascospore
Ascospore As"co*spore, n. [Ascus + spore.] (Bot.) One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.]

Meaning of Ascospores from wikipedia

- a few cases, the ascospores can bud off conidia that may fill the asci (e.g. Tympanis) with hundreds of conidia, or the ascospores may fragment, e.g...
- millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are most commonly bowl-shaped (apothecia) but may take on a...
- ascospores. Asci do not rupture at maturity. Ascospores are stained with Kinyoun stain and ascospore stain. When stained with Gram stain, ascospores appear...
- hold a layer of asci which contain the ascospores. The asci elongate into the ostiole, and discharge the ascospores outward. The spore distribution is a...
- in hairs. Asci are often clavate and evanescent, bearing eight spores. Ascospores are usually lemon-shaped, commonly colored olive-brown. Mycelia often...
- host, the fungus produces ascospores, which are stored in a fruiting structure known as the pseudothecia. These ascospores then get dis****d by the wind...
- flask-shaped perithecia containing asci. These, in turn, contain thread-like ascospores, which usually break into fragments and are presumably infective. Polysaccharide...
- ****ual spores (meiospores or ascospores/basidiospores). Conidia can be produced more readily and with less energy than ascospores and can dis**** during disturbance...
- Ascomycetes, following nuclear fusion, bears within it typically eight ascospores. Herbs of genus Coreopsis (tickseed) have showy flower heads with involucral...
- nonmotile spores, called ascospores, are formed. However, some species of Ascomycota are a****ual and thus do not form asci or ascospores. Familiar examples...