SPORID 



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SPOROZOA 



ispore-case. S.-case, the sporangium or covering of a 



upore. S.-cell, a spore. S., Compound, a spore that 



.reduces secondary spores. S., Daughter, a spore 



produced in a mother-cell. S. -formation, the origina- 



ion of spores. S.-gToup. Same as Sporidesm. S., 



inactive, a non-motile fertile cell. S., Mother-, a 



aothcr-cell. S., Naked, agymnospore. S. -plasm, 



I he protoplasm of a sporangium. S M Primary, a 



pore the germination of which produces a prothallium ; 



protospore. S.-sac, the sac lining the cavity of the 



; porangiuni of mosses. See Sporangium. S., Sec- 



>ndary, a merispore. Cf. S. Compound. S., Swarm, 



spore endowed with the power of locomotion. 



i Drid \spor / -id) [c~opoq, seed]. See Sporidium. 



Saridesm (spor'- id-ezm) [a-opoc, seed; 6k.ay.rj, a 



•undle]. In biology, a septate or compound spore, 

 iaridiferous (spor-id-tf'-er-us) [<tt<5/x>c, spore ; ferre, 



j bear]. Bearing sporidia. 

 Siridiola (spor-id-e-o' -lah). See Sporule. 

 'jridiolum [spor-id-i'-o-lum) [dim. of sporidium, from 

 ■xbpoc, seed: //., Sporidiola\. In biology, a sper- 

 laliurn. 

 J iridium (spor-id'-e-um) [c-6poq, seed ; idiov, a dim. : 

 ■idia~\. In biologj', a spore borne upon a 

 ramycelium. 

 iDriferous spor -if '-er- us) \a~opa, spore; ferre, 



ear]. In biology, spore-bearing. 

 i Driparity (spor-tp-ar' -it-e) \p-6por, spore ; parere, to 



ear]. Reproduction by means of spores. 

 Jariparous (spor-ip'-ar-us) [p-opa, spore ; parere, to 

 ; reduce]. In biology, reproducing by means of spores. 

 Sjroblast [spor'- o- blast) [o~6poc, seed; S/.aaroc, 

 erm]. In biology, one of the four round bodies 

 : roduced by the process of endogenous cell-formation 

 ji a Coccidium. Pfeiffer and Wolters refer to these 

 ronia, while Neumann broadens the applica- 

 jon of the word " sporoblast" to make it include the 

 'Spare'' as weil as the "sporoblast " of other authorities. 



'porophore. 

 Sirocarp {spor 1 '-o-karp) \_a~6poc, seed ; Kap~6c, fruit]. 

 I ee Sporocarpium. 



£ irocarpium (spor • o - kar' - pe - urn) \p-6po<; , seed ; 



" . fruit : //., Sporocarpia\ In biology, the 



unification resulting from the conjugation of two 



:xual elements of identical structure, as found in the 



! icomycetous fungi; also, the structure inclosing the 



igia in heterosporous ferns. 

 S)rocladium (spor - o - kla' '- de - um) \o-6poq, spore; 

 . a branch]. In certain Alga a branch pro- 

 ucing spores. 

 S irocyst (spor* '-o-sist ) \_a~6poq, seed ; Kvcriq, a bag 

 r pouch]. In biology : (a) a certain larval stage of 

 uke- worms (trematodd) , which gives rise to new germs 

 illed redia, q. v. ; (b) used by Wolters as equivalent 

 | macrospore and microspore of gregarines ; (c) the 

 other-cell of a spore ; a sporocyte. 

 S rocystic (spor-o-sis'-tik) \a~6poq, seed ; kigtic, a 

 Ug or pouch]. In biology, of or pertaining to a 



V5t. 



S rocyte (spor'- o- sit) \c~6pog, spore; tcvroq, a 

 |>llow]. In biology, the mother-cell of a spore; a 



orocyst. 

 S roderm (spor' - o- derm) \_a~6poc, seed; Aipua, 



in]. In biology, the coat of a spore, including 



oospore and endospore. Cf. Spermoderm. 

 S roduct (spor* -o-dukt ) \p-6poc, spore ; ducere, to 



ad]. A passage through which spores are con- 



lcted. 

 " rogen (spor* -o-jen) \a-6poc, seed ; ytvrjq, produc- 



gj. In biology, an organism which reproduces by 



eans of spores. 

 ". rogenesis (spor-o-jen' -es-is) [a-opoc, seed ; yeveaig, 



II 



generation]. In biology, spore-formation or repro- 

 duction by spores. 



Sporogenous (spor-oj'-en-us) [<T7n5poc, seed ; J evfjg, pro- 

 ducing]. In biology, spore-producing. 



Sporogone (spor'-o-gon). Same as Sporogonium. 



Sporogonium (spor-o-go'-ne-um) [cttto/joc, seed; joiv/, 

 generation: //. , Sporogonia\ In biology, the non- 

 sexual generation of a moss, proceeding from the fer- 

 tilized oosphore ; cf. Sporophyte, Sporocarp ; also 

 called Sporogone. 



Sporogony (spor-og / -o-ne). Same as Sporogenesis. 



Sporoid (spor 1 '-oid) \a-6poc, spore ; eldoc, like]. 

 Sporular. 



Sporologist (spor- ol'- o-jist) \air6poc, spore; to^oc, 

 science]. A botanist. 



Sporont (spo / - ront) [a~6poc, seed ; tn> (ovr-) being] . 

 In biologj', a gregarine without an epimerite, as distin- 

 guished from a cephalont. 



Sporophore (spor'-o-for) [a-6poc, seed ; depetv, to bear]. 

 In biology: («) that portion of a fungus thallus 

 specialized for the bearing of propagative bodies ; a 

 special hypha ; (b) Pfeiffer" s name for the protoplas- 

 mic material of a Coccidium which remains after the 

 formation of the sporoblasts. It is the Theilungs- 

 korperot German authors and the reliquat de segmen- 

 tation of Raillietet Lucet. Wolters, however, employs 

 the term sporophore in speaking of the noyau de reli- 

 qitat, a small portion of protoplasm which is left un- 

 used in the macrospores and microspores of the Gregar- 

 ina after the formation of the falciform bodies. 



Sporophoric (spor-o-fo^-rik) [arropoc, spore; pepetv, 

 to bear]. Having the character of a sporophore. 



Sporophorous (spor-off' '-or-us) [a-6poc, spore; <p£peiv, 

 to bear]. Spore-bearing. 



Sporophyl, Sporophyll, Sporophyllum (spor' -of I, 



-o-fl'-um) \a~6poq, seed; 6i?.?.oi\ leaf]. In 



biology, the modified leaf which bears the spores, or 



receptacles holding the spores, in many of the vascular 



cryptogams ; the fertile leaf. 



Sporophyte (spor'-o-fit) \_a~6poc, seed; <pvrov, plant]. 

 In biology, the non-sexual generation of one of the 

 vascular cryptogams and higher cellular cryptogams. 

 It is often of great size and extended length of life, 

 and is that which is commonly known as the fern, club- 

 moss, etc. On it are produced, without any process of 

 fertilization, the spores. 



Sporophytic (spor-o-fif -ik) [ox<5poc , spore ; <pvr6v, a 

 plant]. Resembling a sphorophyte. 



Sporos (sport -os) [ffTrdpog, spore]. Semen. 



Sporosac (spor'-o-sak) \_a~6poc , seed ; o&kkoc, a bag, a 

 sack]. In biology: (a) one of the medusiform repro- 

 ductive buds of certain Hydrozoa ( Tubularice, Cam- 

 pa nularia). They are A/edusa which have undergone 

 retrograde formation, without oral-opening tentacles 

 or sense-organs ; (b) a sporocyst. 



Sporostegium f spor - o -sty -je - um ) [ arrdpoc, seed ; 

 arb.siv, cover, roof]. In biology, the oosporangium or 

 fructification of the Characea ; the Chara-fruit. 



Sporotrichium (spor-o-trik' '-e-um) [a— opoc, spore ; 0p/f , 

 hair]. A genus of hyphomycetous Fungi. S. der- 

 matodes, a whitish mold that infests Arundo donax 

 in Provence and contact with which causes the maladie 

 des cannes, a dermatitis of the face, genitalia, etc. It 

 is common among basket-makers and others handling 

 the reeds. 



Sporous (spo'-rus) [air6poc, spore]. Pertaining to a 

 spore. 



Sporozoa (spor-o-zc/ -ah)\aTz opa, seed ; C<jw, an animal], 

 A class of parasitic Protozoa including five orders : 

 the Gregarinidia, parasitic in various worms and 

 arthropods ; the Coccidiidia, or oviform psorosperms, 

 parasitic in the hepatic and intestinal epithelium of 



