Urediniospore
Urediniospores (or uredospores) are thin-walled spores produced by the uredium, a stage in the life-cycle of rusts.
Development[]
Urediniospores develop in the uredium, generally on a leaf's under surface.
Morphology[]
- Urediniospores usually have two dikaryote nuclei within one cell. In mass they are usually pale brown in contrast to teliospores which are generally dark brown.
See also[]
- Chlamydospore
- Urediniomycetes
- Pycniospore
- Aeciospore
- Teliospore
- Ustilaginomycetes
- Rust fungus: Spores
References[]
- C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
Categories:
- Germ cells
- Fungal morphology and anatomy
- Mycology
- Basidiomycota stubs