gloeovessel

English

Alternative forms

• gleovessel

Etymology

Blend of gloeocystidium +‎ vessel.

Noun

gloeovessel (plural gloeovessels)

1. (mycology) A vessel-shaped attachment to a gleocystidium that projects into the trama.
   • 1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic Review with Keys: Basidomycetes and Lower Fungi), New York, N.Y., London: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 327:

     The hymenium is a more-or-less thickening euhymenium or a catahymenium, often with associated sterile hyphidia, cystidia, gloeocystidia, setae or gloeovessels.