Acervulus (mycology)
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Acervulus.
cu : cuticle , co : conidia, cf : conidiophores, ps : pseudoparenchymatic stroma , hi : hypha.
cu : cuticle , co : conidia, cf : conidiophores, ps : pseudoparenchymatic stroma , hi : hypha.
The acervulus (from Latin acervus = "pile"; plural acervuli ) is an open, pillow-shaped , asexual fruiting body that occurs in mushrooms . It can always be found below the epidermis of the host tissue and contains conidiophores ( hyphae ) that form conidia (spores).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Acervulus. In: Lexicon of Biology . Retrieved December 9, 2019 .