Final Exam Cumulative Glossary

A gelatinous extract of cell walls used in lab for gelling agents

A conidium liberated after the release of a supporting cell; usually recognized by its truncate base with an annular frill

The asexual or "imperfect" reproductive state of a fungi

The fusion of two hyphal apical tip's cell wall and plasma membrane

A conidiogenous cell more or less differentiated from hyphae and producing conidia basipetally (a "herniation" of a conidiophore)

a conidium supported by the formation of an annellide

a small circular membrane attached to the base of an aleurioconidium or an alternate arthroconodium that is a vestige of a disjunctor cell.

The process of isolating a solid substance from solution by freezing the solution and vaporizing the ice away under vacuum conditions (freeze-drying)

Conidium arising from the disarticulation of the cells of hypha and liberated by cell fission

The fruiting multicellular structure whihc forms asci internally. These structures are characteristic of teleomorphic Ascomycota.

Sexual spore formed within an ascus in ascomycata

A cell in the shape of a sac within which ascospores are produced

a multicellular fruiting body of basidiomycetes

a spore detatched by one of a cariety types of ejection mechanisms and shot off at a distance from the colony

A sexual spore formed on the upper surface of a basidium in fungi of Basidiomycota.

Conidium produced by a budding process, in yeasts, a bud

Resembling a cluster of grapes

characterized by a chain-like formation or arrangment

a vegetative resistant form of spore that is often rounded and/or inflated. Not a true spore or conidium, but rather a resting structure or perennation propogule

meaning club shaped

A type of ascocarp (sexual fruiting body) that are rounded structure producing asci in their interiors

meaning not or sparsely septate

A cell wall remnant attached around the tip of a phialide

The inflated apex of a sporangiophore, forming a protuberance

An empty cell which fragments or lyses, liberating a nearby conidium

Used to describe multicellular conidia which has conidium contained within septa like sacs which have walls distinct from the outer wall of the conidium

septum with an elaborate ultrastructure found in Basidiomycota

describing with small, spine like ornamentation on the surface

used to describe asci which rupture too soon after their formation

a hyphae terminating in a branching sturture resembling a chandelier or antlers, characteristic of Trichophyton schoenleinii

in the shape of a spindle, similar to ellipsoid but with two tapered and more pointed ends

used to describe a conidiophore which is sharply bent at one or more places

describing skin that is smooth and lacks hair

a conspicous, protuberant scar remaining on the base of a conidium at the point where it seperated from the conidiogenous cell

The fusion of two haploid eukaryotic nuclei

Fungal infection of the cornea

A conidiphore segment from which are produced the phialides in biserate aspergili

septate both transversely and longtidudinally

formed in the shape of an inverted club

Formed in the shape of an egg, but with the narrow part at the base

A fungal infection of the nail and/or nail bed

Comb in shape

used to describe a conidium supported by a short filament

an often bottle shaped conidiogenous cell, producing conidia basipetally

a series of elangate blastoconidia reminaing attached to one another, giving the appearance of beaded hyphae

meaning pear shaped

the rootlike hyphae of many Mucuromycota

A plant pathogen of which produce sooty-black spores

The stalk or stem of a mushroom

used to describe conidia formation which arises via the transformation of a segment of hyphae already delimited by one or more cross walls, the mother cell is entirely transformed into a condium

any unicellular fungus that multiplies by budding