G - Mycology Terms
Gasteromycete
[ gas-ter-oh-my-seet ]
Unique fungi that have a peridium to protect its spores; Gasteroid fungi (puffballs, earthstars, stinkhorns, and false truffles)
An obsolete class of fungi in the Basidiomycota division.
Also known as "stomach fungi".
Also known as "stomach fungi".
Germ Pore
The tip of a spore with a thin wall where the germ tube exits upon germination.
Gill
These are the under-cap structures that produce and release spores in many types of mushrooms.
Technical term: Lamella.
Gleba
[ GLEE-buh ]
a spore-bearing tissue or mass of spore protected by a peridium.
Gasteriod fungi of the Basidiomycota division.
Granulose
[ GRAN-yoo-lohs ]
A surface covered in salt-like granulates.
All types of mushroom cap surfaces.
Gregarious
[ gri-GAIR-ee-us ]
Mushrooms growing in tight clusters without attaching to each other.
