sporangium

Definitions

A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.

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Examples

“Scientific explanations include⟳ that exposure to light⟳, lack of moisture or absence of food can cause sporangia to form⟳ from the plasmodium. At least one of these three conditions has been present⟳ every time I've seen sporangia form⟳.”

“Asexual reproduction by the production of a bud in place⟳ of a sporangium is not uncommon.”

“The sporangia, however, are much larger: 3–4 mm long 0.7–1.1 mm in diameter versus only 1–1.5 mm long 0.5–0.8 mm in Corynepteris, and are characteristically banana shaped with a pair of elongate annuli.”

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