Schizothecium fungus. Differential interference contrast micrograph of a section through a fruiting body (ascocarp) of the coprophilous ascomycete fun

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Schizothecium fungus. Differential interference contrast micrograph of a section through a fruiting body (ascocarp) of the coprophilous ascomycete fungus Schizothecium tetrasporum, showing the spores (dark dots) inside. Magnification: x230 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 3456px × 2592px
Photo credit: © GERD GUENTHER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: anatomical, anatomy, ascocarp, ascoma, ascomycete, ascospore, ascospores, body, contrast, coprophilous, dic, differential, fruiting, fungal, fungi, fungus, interference, internal, light, lm, micrograph, microscope, mushroom, mycological, mycology, perithecium, reproductive, saprophyte, saprophytic, saprotrophic, schizothecium, section, sectioned, spore, spores, structure, structures, tetrasporum