Germ pore
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A '''germ pore''' is a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal [[spore]] through which the germ tube exits upon germination. It can be [[wikt:apical|apical]] or eccentric in its location, and, on [[light microscopy]], may be visualized as a lighter coloured area on the cell wall.
'''Apical [[germ pore]]''' is a term applied to mushroom [[spores]] which have a pore at one end. Some spores have a hole in the cell wall where the first strand of germinating [[mycelium]] emerges. If the cell wall is divided from one end to the other, this is called a [[germ slit]]. Commonly the [[germ pore]] is at one end of the mushroom spore and is called an [[apical pore]].
Mushroom genera with apical germ pores include ''[[Agrocybe]]'', ''[[Panaeolus]]'', ''[[Psilocybe]]'', and ''[[Pholiota]]''.
==See also==
*[[mycelium]]
*[[spore]]
==External links==
*[http://www.ilmyco.gen.chicago.il.us/Terms/germp704.html IMA Mycological Glossary: Germ pore]
[[Category:Fungal morphology and anatomy]]
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