conidioma, n. Mycol.
Brit. /kəˌnɪdɪˈəʊmə/, U.S. /kəˌnɪdiˈoʊmə/
Plural conidiomata
[‹ conidium n. + -oma comb. form.]
A conidia-bearing fruiting body (see quot. 1979).
| 1979 B. Kendrick & T. R. Nag Raj Whole Fungus I. 51 We propose the term conidioma (plural: conidiomata) for all specialized, multi-hyphal, conidium-bearing structures. 1988 Mycologia 80 344 The fungus produces a single layer of cushion-shaped or irregular conidiogenous cells lining an ostiolate pycnidial conidioma. 1991 Canad. Jrnl. Bot. 69 1865 Conidiogenous cells continued to proliferate ventrally to the scutellum, producing a ring of conidia embedded in a sticky matrix, surrounding the conidioma. 2005 Rev. Paleobot. & Palynol. 136 51/1 The hypostromata..are considered to represent the endophytical parts of stromata of which the epicuticular, spore producing fruit bodies (ascomata and/or conidiomata) are missing. |
Derivatives. conidiomatal adj. having conidiomata; of or relating to conidiomata.
| 1979 B. Kendrick & T. R. Nag Raj Whole Fungus I. 52 We believe there is a very strong probability that two other genera, Kaskaskia and Polymorphum, also have lysigenous *conidiomatal cavities. 2002 Mycologia 94 494 Isolates of Phomopsis were obtained from twigs and berries of highbush blueberry... They were characterized using conidiomatal morphology, conidial dimensions, [etc.]. |