TERMS Flashcards
hyphae which grow above the colony surface
aerial hyphae
the asexual state of the life cycle
anamorph
where the primary host is man
anthropophilic
hyphae with swollen tips on dichotomous branches
antier hyphae
conidium formed by fragmentation of the hyphae
arthroconidium
sexual spore forned in an ascus
ascospore
a saclike cell in which ascospores are formed following meiosis
ascus
with no cross walls
aseptae
sexual spore formed on a basidium following meiosis
basidiospore
a specialized cell which produces basidiospore
basidium
conidium formed from an outgrowth of the parent cell
blastoconidium
production of daughter cells by separation of outgrowths of the parent cell
budding
a gelatinous covering around a cell
capsule
a swollen thick walled resting cell
chlamydospore
club shaped
clavate
a sterile dome-shaped expansion at the top of a sporangiophore
columella
a specialized hypha which produces conidia
conidiophore
an asexual propagule
conidium
with brown or black colored hyphae or spores
dermatiaceous
a member of the trichophyton, microsporum, or epidermophyton genus which has the ability to attack skin, hair or nail keratin
dermatophyte
symmetric branching of hyphae
dichotomous
having two morphologic forms dependent on temperature
dimorphic
containing a double set of chromosomes
diploid
a slow growing variant
dysgonic
dermatophytic in vivo hair invasion where most of the fungus is in the form of a sheath of spores outside the hair
ectothrix
a spore formed inside a cell by cleavage of the contents
endospores
dermatophytic in vivo hair invasion where the spores are formed inside the hair
endothrix
tapering at both ends and swollen at the middle, spindle shaped
fusiform
where the natural habitat Is in the soil
geophilic
smooth or waxy surface without aerial mycelium
glabrous
containing a single set of chromosomes
haploid
a filament
hypha
occurring within the length of the hypha
intercalary
the larger of two types of conidium formed in a single species
macroconidium
division of diploid nucleus to form two haploid nuclei
meiosis
the smaller of two types of conidium formed in a single species
microconidium
division of diploid nucleus to form two diploid nuclei
mitosis
a filamentous fungus
mold
showing both vertical and horizontal divisions
muriform
a mass of hyphae
mycelium
a solid mass composed of fungal elements in tissue
mycetoma
hyphae which have comb like projections
pectinate hyphae
a specialized cell which produce successive conidia
phialide
a filament formed by the elongation of yeast cells
pseudohyphae
pear shaped
pyriform
a root like filament
rhizoid
cup like crusts containing profuse hyphae, formed on the skin in favus
scutula
a cross wall
septum
a spherical cell containing endospores
spherule
a specialized hypha which produces a sporangium
sporangiophore
a structure in which asexual spores are formed by cleavage of the contents
sporangium
a general term for a reproductive propagule
spore
the sexual phase of the life cycle
teleomorph
a swollen tip of a conidiophore or sporangiophore
vesicle
a fungus which is predominantly unicellular and characteristically divides by budding
yeast
where the primary host is an animal
zoophilic
a thick walled resting spore
zygospore