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| − | '''spore''' (''pl.'' spores) – a | + | '''spore''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' spores) – a general term for any microscopically small reproductive unit, whether [[somatic]] (vegetative) or generative, single-celled or [[multicellular]]; (1) more commonly referred to as [[propagule]] or [[diaspore]] if functioning for dispersal, especially if of somatic (vegetative) origin; (2) in the context of [[fungi]]: called a [[conidium]] if produced vegetatively, e. g. at the tip of hyphae outside an ascus. (3) in the context of [[fungi]], [[ascomycete]]s: more accurately called an [[ascospore]] if of generative origin and produced by free-cell formation within an [[ascus]]; (4) in the context of [[fungi]], [[basidiomycete]]s: more accurately called a [[basidiospore]] if of generative origin and produced on a [[basidium]]. See also the [[Category:Part-of categorization]][[:Category:Part-of categorization|part-of categorization]]: [[Category:Part of spore]][[:Category:Part of spore|part of spore]]. |
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| + | Related terms: [[ascospore]], [[basidiospore]], [[conidium]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
spore (noun, pl. spores) – a general term for any microscopically small reproductive unit, whether somatic (vegetative) or generative, single-celled or multicellular; (1) more commonly referred to as propagule or diaspore if functioning for dispersal, especially if of somatic (vegetative) origin; (2) in the context of fungi: called a conidium if produced vegetatively, e. g. at the tip of hyphae outside an ascus. (3) in the context of fungi, ascomycetes: more accurately called an ascospore if of generative origin and produced by free-cell formation within an ascus; (4) in the context of fungi, basidiomycetes: more accurately called a basidiospore if of generative origin and produced on a basidium. See also thepart-of categorization:part of spore.
Related terms: ascospore, basidiospore, conidium.
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