Mycology Terms To Know

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Annellide

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Cell that produces conidia in succession, each leaving a ringlike collar on the cell wall when released

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Arthroconidia

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An asexual spore which is the product of separation and fragmentation of true fungal hyphae.

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Asci

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Saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes

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Aseptate hyphae

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Hyphae without a separating wall or membrane

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Blastoconidia

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The unit of asexual reproduction produced by budding

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Chlamydoconidia

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A thick-walled fungal spore that is derived from a hyphal cell and can function as a resting spore

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Cleistothecia

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A closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration

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Columella

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The central part of the spore-producing body of some fungi and mosses

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Conidiophore

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A structure that bears conidia

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Conidia

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An asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch

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Dematiaceous

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Dark fungi that form melanin

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Dermatophyte

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A pathogenic fungus that grows on skin, mucous membranes, hair, nails, feathers, and other body surfaces, causing ringworm and related diseases.

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Dimorphism

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One that lives as a yeast or mold, depending on environmental conditions

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Endospore

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A fungus spore borne within a cell or within the tubular end of a sporophore

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Fermentation

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The anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast

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Hyaline

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Clear, translucent

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Hyphae

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Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus

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Phialide

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A flask-shaped projection from the vesicle

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Phialoconidia

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A conidium produced by a phialide

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Poroconidia

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A conidium produced through the microscopic pore of the conidiophore

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Pseudohyphae

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A chain of easily disrupted fungal cells that is intermediate between a chain of budding cells and a true hypha, marked by constrictions rather than septa at the junctions.

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Rhizoid

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Small branching hyphae that grow downwards from the stolons that anchor the fungus

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Septated

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Division into parts by a septum

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Shield cell

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A conidium having the shape of a shield

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Spherule

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A little sphere or spherical body

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Sporangiophore

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A specialized hypha bearing sporangia

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Sporangiospore

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A spore that develops in a sporangium

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Sporangia

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A single-celled or many-celled structure in which spores are produced

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Stolon

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An occasionally septate hypha, which connects sporangiophores together

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Tinea

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Tinea is the name of a group of diseases caused by a fungus. Types of tinea include ringworm, athlete's foot and jock itch

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Vesicle

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In fungi, a bubble-like sac produced by zoosporangium, and from where zoospores mature and are eventually released.

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Zygomycota

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Zygomycota, or zygote fungi, is a phylum of fungi