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| − | '''halo''' (''pl.'' halos) – a distinctly swollen [[gelatinous sheath]]; in the light microscope most easily distinguished in India ink, because the ink does not penetrate the mucilage and the halo just appears bright around the spore against a dark background. | + | '''halo''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], [[ascospore term]], [[Category:Spore morphology term]][[:Category:Spore morphology term|spore morphology term]], ''pl.'' halos) – a distinctly swollen [[gelatinous sheath]]; in the light microscope most easily distinguished in India ink, because the ink does not penetrate the [[mucilage]] and the halo just appears bright around the spore against a dark background. ''This is:'' [[Category:Part of spore]][[:Category:Part of spore|part of spore]]. |
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halo (noun, ascospore term,spore morphology term, pl. halos) – a distinctly swollen gelatinous sheath; in the light microscope most easily distinguished in India ink, because the ink does not penetrate the mucilage and the halo just appears bright around the spore against a dark background. This is:part of spore.
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