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ste·rig·ma

(stə-rĭg′mə)
n. pl. ste·rig·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A slender projection of the basidium of some fungi that bears a basidiospore.
[New Latin, from Greek stērigma, support, from stērizein, stērig-, to support; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]
ster′ig·mat′ic (stĕr′ĭg-măt′ĭk, stîr′-) adj.
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sterigma

(stəˈrɪɡmə)
n
(Biology) biology a minute stalk bearing a spore or chain of spores in certain fungi
[C19: New Latin from Greek stērigma support, from stērizein to sustain]
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ste•rig•ma

(stəˈrɪg mə)

n., pl. -ma•ta (-mə tə)
a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or esp. a basidiospore.
[1865–70; < New Latin < Greek stḗrigma a support =stērig-, base of stērízein to support + -ma n. suffix of result]
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Basidia 12.4-18.8 x 4.4-5.6 [micro]m, clavate, 4-sterigmate, with clamp; sterigmata up to 3.8 [micro]m long.
New Records of Hyphoderma (Meruliaceae, Polyporales) for India
clavate, mainly four-spored but two-spored basidia also present, sterigmata [less than or equal to] 3 [micro]m long, thinwalled, hyaline; basidioles pyrifonn becoming clavate to broadly clavate, rounded to subcapitate apex; scattered basidia present in the gill edge.
Stropharia coelhoi (Basidiomycota): nueva especie de Brasil
Conidiophores showed close packed sterigmata parallel to the longer axis and bottle-shaped heads, which justify the identification as Aspergillus fumigatus.
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a captive bird Cyanocompsa brissonii (Cardinalidae) in Mendoza, Argentina
The conidial head comprises a vesicle like structure, 20.0- 30.0 m in size that holds the uniseriate sterigmata. Conidia were green in color and subglobose with a diameter between 2.4-3.7 m (Fig.
Mycotoxins Production by Fusarium and Aspergillus Species Isolated from Cornmeal
Septate hyphae with branched coniodophores, flask shaped sterigmata and chains of round conidia giving Broom Stick appearance in 2 cases (suggestive of Penicillium spp.)
A study of fungal balls in chronic rhinosinusitis
In one area, brown fruiting bodies were present, characterized by a vesicle covered with a layer of sterigmata supporting chains of conidia (Fig 1).
Galactomannan assay and plasma protein electrophoresis findings in psittacine birds with Aspergillosis
Germination with phragmobasidia carrying basidiospores on sterigmata or growing with hyphae.
Smut fungi (Ustilaginomycetes and Microbotryales, Basidiomycota) in Panama
Vesicle; globose 50-80 m diameter; Striation; sterigmata in two series dark brown in color primary sterigmata 20-25 x 8- 10 m in size.
ISOLATION IDENTIFICATION AND ENZYME PRODUCTION PROFILE OF A. NIGER
BASIDIA broadly clavate long 2 - 4 sterigmate sterigmata long and sharp (34-) 38 - 43 A- (7-)11 - 12 (-15) m yellowish brown contents visible inMeltzer's.
Addition to the Boletes: Boletus pakistanicus sp. nov. from the Coniferous Forests of Pakistan
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