zoosporangium
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Origin of zoosporangium
First recorded in 1870–75; zoo- + sporangium
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Each “conidium” contains numerous nuclei and is really a zoosporangium, as after dispersal it breaks up into a number of zoospores.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Motile zoospores which escape from the zoosporangium are present except in Aplanes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The oospore on germination usually gives origin to a zoosporangium, but may form directly a germ tube which infects the host.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
These bodies, if their development be normal, become zoosporangia.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
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