Germ pore 4634317 199165482 2008-03-18T20:18:46Z 208.69.41.186 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]] {{Fungus-stub}}