Phialide

The phialide (/ˈfaɪəlaɪd/ FY-ə-lyde; Greek: phialis, diminutive of phiale, a broad, flat vessel) is a flask-shaped projection from the vesicle (dilated part of the top of conidiophore) of certain fungi. It projects from the mycelium without increasing in length unless a subsequent increase in the formation of conidia occurs.[1]

Diagram showing the phialide with other structures

phialide of Ophiocordyceps termiticola

It is the end cell of a phialosphore.

See also

References
  1. "Glossary (J-Q)". 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006.


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