promycelium

• Ein Hyphen oder eine keimende Basidiospore, aus der das Promyzel hervorgeht; die erste hyphenartige Struktur, die von einer gekeimten Basidiospore gebildet wird und an der später die Basidie oder das eigentliche Myzel entsteht.

A noun referring to the basidium of certain fungi, which is a specialized structure involved in spore production.

1. Fungal structureC2formalscientific

   A short, often septate, hypha that emerges from a germinating teliospore or other resting spore, bearing sporidia or basidiospores; the basidium of various fungi, especially rusts and smuts.

   Promyzelium

   • The promycelium develops after the teliospore germinates.
   • In rust fungi, the promycelium produces basidiospores.
   • The structure of the promycelium is key to identifying the species.

   Synonymebasidium