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hypobasidium

hypobasidium

9.9
A special cell under the spore-producing part of some fungi that makes spores
  • noun
  • Specialized
: hipobasidio
  • Researchers identified the hypobasidium as the origin of the basidiospores in the Tremellales species.

Examples

  • The hypobasidium divides to produce chains of spores in some jelly fungi.

  • The hypobasidium is critical for spore production in fungi.

  • Under the microscope, the distinctive structure of the hypobasidium became clear.

  • In Tremellales, the hypobasidium supports the basidium structure.

  • In Tremellales fungi, the hypobasidium serves as the vital structure from which basidiospores are formed.

  • The hypobasidium plays an essential role in the reproductive cycle of jelly fungi by producing spore chains.

  • Scientists observed the hypobasidium under a microscope to study its unique characteristics in spore development.

Surface Forms

hypobasidium singular
hypobasidia plural

Morphology

hypobasidium = basidium (transparent) = hypo + basidium

The word is a straightforward scientific formation with hypo- meaning 'under' or 'lower' attached to basidium.

Etymology

The word hypobasidium breaks into hypo- meaning 'under' and basidium from a word for 'base', like in 'basement'. So a hypobasidium is the cell 'under the base' that supports the basidium and helps form spores.