Sordaria macrospora

Sordaria macrospora is a species of microscopic fungus. It is one of several fungal model organisms in biology, e.g. the model of fruiting body development in Ascomycetes. It is a homothallic, self-fertile organism.[1]

Sordaria macrospora
Sordaria macrospora asci, optic microscopy under water ×100
Scientific classification
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Sphaeriales
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S. macrospora
Binomial name
Sordaria macrospora
Auersw.

References

  1. Elliott, Charles G. (1994). Reproduction in Fungi: Genetical and Physiological Aspects. Chapman & Hall.


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