Fungus sporangiophores. Macrophotograph of three sporangiophores of a Pilobolus sp. fungus, growing on dung. A sporangiophore is a fruiting body forme

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Fungus sporangiophores. Macrophotograph of three sporangiophores of a Pilobolus sp. fungus, growing on dung. A sporangiophore is a fruiting body formed on a specialised hypha, at the end of which is a sporangium (brown). The sporangium is a sac- like container for fungal spores. When the spores are mature, the sporangium breaks, releasing the spores. The term Pilobolus means \hat-thrower\", referring to this spore discharge. This fungus typically grows on horse manure. Magnification: x100 at size."

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Photo credit: © POWER AND SYRED/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: dung, eumycota, fungal, fungi, fungus, growth, manure, mycology, nature, pilobolus, sp., sporangiophore, type