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Cleistothecium vs Perithecium - What's the difference?

cleistothecium | perithecium |

As nouns the difference between cleistothecium and perithecium

is that cleistothecium is a closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration while perithecium is an ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe.

cleistothecium

English

Noun

(cleistothecia)
  • (biology) A closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration

    • perithecium

    English

    Noun

    (perithecia)
  • An ascocarp shaped like a skittle or ball, distinguished by a small pore, the ostiole, through which the spores are released one by one when ripe.