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Paecilomyces variotii, also known by the name Byssochlamys spectabilis for the sexual state, is a common environmental mold from the Phylum Ascomycota (Family Thermoascaceae). [1] It is widespread in the environment and can be found in composts, soils and wood, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] as well es a common environmental contaminant in indoor air and ...
Spores have a germ pore, a flattened area in the center of the spore surface through which a germ tube may emerge. [23] The spore-bearing cells (the basidia) are four-spored, club-shaped, and measure 10–15 by 4–7 μm. [27] Studies have shown that the basidia develop in four discrete generations.
The fetid odor of the gleba, described by one author as comparable to "fresh pig manure", [16] attracts insects that help to disperse the spores. The spores are elliptical or ovoid, smooth, translucent , with dimensions of 4.5–5.5 by 2–2.5 μm. [17] The basidia, the spore-bearing cells, are attached to 6–8 sessile spores. [8]
A cluster of conidiophore s bearing the spore mass, like a cushion. [363] statismospore A spore that is not forcibly discharged, unlike a ballistospore. Seen in the basidiospores of Gastromycetes. From Gr. statis, immobility. [364] stellate Like a star in form, especially spores. [365] sterigma. pl. sterigmata
The plasmodium eventually transforms into a sponge-like aethalium, analogous to the spore-bearing fruiting body of a mushroom; which then degrades, darkening in color, and releases its dark-colored spores. F. septica produces the largest aethalium of any slime mold. [8] This species is known to have its spores dispersed by beetles (family ...
The plasmodia abandon their nutrient intake and crawl, attracted by light – a positive phototaxis – towards a dry, light area, to get an optimal spread of the spores. Once the fructification begins, it cannot be stopped. If disturbances occur, malformed spore-bearing fruit bodies are often produced. [11] [19] Woodlouse with myxogastria spores
Mucor racemosus is a rapidly growing, weedy mould belonging to the division Mucoromycota. [1] It is one of the earliest fungi to be grown in pure culture and was first isolated in 1886. [citation needed] It has a worldwide distribution and colonizes many habitats such as vegetational products, soil and houses.
The capillitia (masses of thread-like sterile fibers dispersed among the spores) are branched, 3.5–6.5 μm in diameter, and hyaline (translucent). [5] The basidia (spore-bearing cells) are four- to eight-spored, [5] with very short sterigmata. [33] The basidia are arranged in long strings of clusters; individual basidia measure 11–15 by 18 ...