meiosporangium

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English

Etymology

From meio- +‎ sporangium.

Noun

meiosporangium (plural meiosporangia)

  1. Any sporangium that is subject to meiosis
    • 2015 July 23, “Entorrhizomycota: A New Fungal Phylum Reveals New Perspectives on the Evolution of Fungi”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      It is consistent with the interpretation of the Entorrhiza meiosporangium as representing the ancestral meiosporangium of Asco- and Basidiomycota.

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