cleistothecium

• Cuerpo fructífero cerrado y esférico que se encuentra en algunos hongos (como Aspergillaceae y Erysiphaceae), el cual contiene esporas y las libera solo cuando la pared se rompe o se descompone.

A closed, spherical fruiting body found in certain fungi (such as Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) that contains spores and releases them only when the wall decays or breaks down.

1. Closed fungal fruiting bodyC2formalscientific

   A closed, spherical spore-bearing structure found in certain fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only when the wall decays or disintegrates.

   Cleistotecio

   • The cleistothecium of the powdery mildew fungus protects its ascospores until the wall breaks down.
   • Under the microscope, the cleistothecium appeared as a small, round, dark structure.
   • Unlike an apothecium, a cleistothecium has no opening for spore release.

   Sinónimoscleistocarp