perithecia
- plural of perithecium.
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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
And in Sphæriacei, although the substance is variable, the hymenium is never exposed, being enclosed in perithecia with a distinct opening at the apex, through which the mature spores escape.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
When mature, they are in a great measure expelled from the mouth of the perithecia, as is evident in species with large dark sporidia, such as exist in the genera Hypoxylon, Melanconis, and Massaria.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Perisporiacei.—Except in the perithecia rupturing irregularly, and not dehiscing by a pore, some of the genera in this group differ little in structure from the Sphæriacei.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
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 Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
