. Fio. 171.—Mclaaotatiiiuin endo</citvm. Germinating spores. One has already produced a promycelium with a whorl of five branches, of which two have fused. (After Woronin.) Urocystis. Spores massed into balls, consisting of several spores sur- rounded by smaller companion-cells incapable of germination. The central spores are clearly distinguished from the others by their larger size, darker colour, and thicker coat. The balls of spores are developed inside coils of hyphae, which become entwined together and swell up in a gelatinous manner. The central spores on germination give rise to a p
. Fio. 171.—Mclaaotatiiiuin endo</citvm. Germinating spores. One has already produced a promycelium with a whorl of five branches, of which two have fused. (After Woronin.) Urocystis. Spores massed into balls, consisting of several spores sur- rounded by smaller companion-cells incapable of germination. The central spores are clearly distinguished from the others by their larger size, darker colour, and thicker coat. The balls of spores are developed inside coils of hyphae, which become entwined together and swell up in a gelatinous manner. The central spores on germination give rise to a promycelium, with terminal conidia which do not as a rule fuse in pairs, Init grow out directly into mycelia.
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