11 definitions by DaShroomster
An arbuscular mycorrhiza is a type of mycorrhiza in which the symbiont fungus penetrates the cortical cells of the roots of a vascular plant forming arbuscules. Arbuscular mycorrhizas are characterized by the formation of unique structures, arbuscules and vesicles by fungi of the phylum Glomeromycota. - wiki
You see those little white strands hanging off the root of the plant? Those are arbuscular mycorrhizal.
by DaShroomster November 17, 2020
by DaShroomster November 17, 2020
Ascomycetes is a fungus whose spores develop within asci. The ascomycetes include most molds, mildews, and yeasts, the fungal component of most lichens, and a few large forms such as morels and truffles.
"Wow, we can sell these ascomycetes for twelve bucks each!" "Jason, can't you just say truffle. Knowing this vocabulary doesn't make you a better mycologist, it just makes you a prig."
by DaShroomster November 17, 2020
Adnate gills are attached to the stem just above the bottom of the gill, with most of it fused to the stem.
by DaShroomster November 17, 2020
The veil has ruptured allowing the mushroom's spores to float away. All that's left is the annulus right below the gills.
by DaShroomster November 17, 2020
by DaShroomster November 17, 2020
An ascocarp, or ascoma (plural: ascomata), is the fruiting body (sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and may contain millions of asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. - wiki
This ascocarp has apothecium fruiting bodies. You can tell because the fruiting bodies are cup-shaped.
by DaShroomster November 17, 2020