perithecium
noun
the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
perithecia
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pluralof perithecium.plural
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In ascomycetes that build their asci inside flask-like structures called perithecia or pseudothecia, the asci take turns snaking to the little opening, poking themselves out, and firing.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 5, 2012
In Chætomium, the perithecia bristle with rigid, dark-coloured hairs, and the sporidia are coloured.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
Several of the species of Hysterium also possess spermogonia, notably H. Fraxini, which may be distinguished from the ascigerous perithecia with which they are associated by their smaller size and flask-like shape.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
The perithecia are produced on the mycelial mats beneath the loose and sometimes cracked bark of diseased oaks.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association
The features to be remembered in Perisporiacei, as forming the basis of their classification, are, that the asci are saccate, springing from the base of the perithecia, and are soon absorbed.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
