Difference between revisions of "Gelatinous sheath"
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| − | '''gelatinous sheath''' (''pl.'' gelatinous sheaths; '' | + | '''gelatinous sheath''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], [[ascospore term]], [[Category:Spore morphology term]][[:Category:Spore morphology term|spore morphology term]], ''pl.'' gelatinous sheaths; ''synonyms:'' [[mucilaginous sheath]], [[ectosporium]]) – the outermost layer of the [[ascospore]]; sometimes interpreted as an outer, [[gelatinous]] part of the [[perispore]], sometimes interpreted as a separate layer, i. e., an [[epispore]]; most often thin and barely distinguished in the light microscope, but in some taxa considerably swollen and thus forming a [[halo]]. |
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 7 December 2005
gelatinous sheath (noun, ascospore term,spore morphology term, pl. gelatinous sheaths; synonyms: mucilaginous sheath, ectosporium) – the outermost layer of the ascospore; sometimes interpreted as an outer, gelatinous part of the perispore, sometimes interpreted as a separate layer, i. e., an epispore; most often thin and barely distinguished in the light microscope, but in some taxa considerably swollen and thus forming a halo.
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