Definition of zoosporangium in US English:
zoosporangium
nounPlural zoosporangia ˌzōəspəˈran(d)ZHēəmˌzōəspəˈran(d)ZHēəm
Botany A sporangium or spore case in which zoospores develop.
Example sentencesExamples
- The zoospore encysted and within 24 hrs branched rhizoids formed and the cyst began to enlarge to form a zoosporangium.
- In the first process, zoospores escape from the zoosporangium which is located in the parent algae and they develop into filaments.
- This zoosporangium is nearly empty but still contains a few motile zoospores.
- B. dendrobatidis has two life stages: a spherical reproductive sessile zoosporangium and a motile zoospore.
- After a few days, the plasmodium cleaves into multinucleate portions, each of which develops into a zoosporangium.