Definition of Sporangium. Meaning of Sporangium. Synonyms of Sporangium

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Definition of Sporangium

Sporangium
Sporangium Spo*ran"gi*um, n.; pl. Sporangia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sowing, seed + ? a receptacle.] (Bot.) A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.

Meaning of Sporangium from wikipedia

- A sporangium (from Late Latin, from Ancient Gr**** σπορά (sporá) 'seed' and ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) 'vessel'; pl.: sporangia) is an enclosure in which spores...
- floor. The sporangium reaches a total height of 2–8 mm, while the black, hair-like stalk is usually two to six times the length of the sporangium. The color...
- shoot their sporangium, containing their spores, up to 2 m (6.6 ft) away. Due to an increase of pressure in the vesicle, the sporangium can accelerate...
- horse then eats the substrate, unknowingly consuming the sporangium as well. The Pilobolus sporangium survives the p****age through the gastrointestinal tract...
- are usually haploid and unicellular and are produced by meiosis in the sporangium of a diploid sporophyte. In some rare cases, a diploid spore is also produced...
- rim of the sporangium and where the peristome teeth are attached. Apophysis – a swelling, typically referring to the base of the sporangium. Archesporium...
- annulus in botany is for ferns an arc or a ring of specialized cells on the sporangium. These cells are arranged in a single row, and are ****ociated with the...
- known for their strong phototropism response and helical growth of the sporangium. The best studied species is Phycomyces blakeslee****. Phycomyces can...
- They consist of a stalk called a seta and a single sporangium or capsule. Inside the sporangium, haploid spores are produced by meiosis. These are dis****d...
- Phylctochytrium sp. Sporangium and zoospores of the chytrid fungus B. dendrobatidis, under a scanning electron microscope Chytrid sporangium and zoospores under...