Friday, March 28, 2014

Fungal Word Friday: Sporangium


Spores are formed and spread a variety of ways. an enclosure in which they are formed is called a sporangium.... Its greek origin literally means Spore vessel.
A sporangium can be just a single cell or it can be made up of multiple cells. In some species of fungi can even be one of the most noticeable parts of its fruiting body.
Pilobolus1
Each of the black dots are a Pilobolus sporangium
Photo cred: By 19Adelheid (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

No comments:

Post a Comment