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Cleistothecium vs Sclerotium - What's the difference?

cleistothecium | sclerotium |

As nouns the difference between cleistothecium and sclerotium

is that cleistothecium is a closed ascocarp, in some fungi, from which spores are released following decay or disintegration while sclerotium is a compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.

cleistothecium

English

Noun

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

    • sclerotium

    English

    Noun

    (sclerotia) (wikipedia sclerotium)
  • A compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity for growth occurs.

    • Related terms

    *sclerotial

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