promycelium

• Substantivo que designa a basídia de alguns fungos, uma estrutura especializada envolvida na produção de esporos; também pode se referir ao tubo germinativo ou hifa que se desenvolve a partir de um esporo.

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

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   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.

   Promicélio

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbasidium