per·i·the·ci·um

(pĕr′ə-thē′shē-əm, -sē-əm)

n. pl. per·i·the·ci·a (-shē-ə, -sē-ə)

A small flask-shaped fruiting body in certain ascomycetous fungi that contains the ascospores.

[New Latin : peri- + Greek thēkion, diminutive of thēkē, case; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

per′i·the′ci·al (-shē-əl, -sē-əl) adj.

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perithecial

(ˌpɛrɪˈθiːsɪəl; ˌpɛrɪˈθiːʃəl)

adj

(Botany) botany of, pertaining to, or having a perithecium

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References in periodicals archive

Stromata effused-pulvinate rarely glomerate; 10-25 mm long x 5.5-12 mm broad x 1-1.5 mm thick, with perithecial mounds 1/2 to 1/4 exposed; surface shiny black; red-brown to black granules immediately beneath surface, orange-brown granules detected by microscopic examination in water; KOH-extractable pigments Vinaceous Purple (101); the tissue below the perithecial layer inconspicuous, black.

ANNULOHYPOXYLON (HYPOXYLACEAE) SPECIES FROM ARGENTINA

1% cellulose was found effective to enhance the mycelial and perithecial growth.

Sequence Amplicon Analysis of 18S rDNA Variable Regions (V3, V4 and V9) in Natural Strains of Sordaria fimicola and Response to Different Carbohydrates

Morphological variation in Neonectria resulted in the subdivision of species into five informal groups, mostly based on perithecial characteristics, as N.

European apple canker: morphophysiological variability and pathogenicity in isolates of Neonectria ditissima in southern Brazil/ Cancro europeu da macieira: Variabilidade morfofisiologicas e patogenicidade de isolados de Neonectria ditissima no sul do Brasil

Environmental factors such as temperature and nutrient resource affect the perithecial development.

Isolation of Coprophilous Fungus Sordaria fimicola from Different Areas of Lahore-Pakistan, and Molecular Characterization by ITS and RAPD-SCAR PCR

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