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sporangium

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sporangium /spo·ran·gi·um/ (spah-ran´je-um) pl. sporan´gia   any encystment containing spores or sporelike bodies, as in certain fungi.
spo·ran·gi·um (sp-rnj-m)
n. pl. spo·ran·gi·a (-j-)
A cell within a fungus in which asexual spores are produced by progressive cleavage.
spo·rangi·al (-j-l) adj.
sporangium
any cyst which contains spores or spore-like bodies.
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Sporangiospores of Pilobolus are contained within sporangia, making the sporangium the repository of a sample of cells that can be a source of DNA or protein.
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d, Electron micrograph of an empty sporangium showing diagnostic septum (arrow) (bar, 2 [micro]m).
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Each sporangium contains up to 20 endospores that are released on rupture.
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