Ballistospore

A ballistospore or ballistoconida is a spore that is discharged into the air from a living being, usually a species of fungus. With fungi, most types of basidiospores formed on basidia are discharged into the air from the tips of sterigmata. At least 30 thousand species of mushrooms, basidiomycete yeasts, and other fungal groups may discharge ballistospores, sometimes at initial accelerations exceeding 10 thousand times g.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Pringle, A.; Patek, S. N.; Fischer, M.; Stolze, J.; Money, N. P. (1 July 2005). "The captured launch of a ballistospore". Mycologia 97 (4): 866–871. doi:10.3852/mycologia.97.4.866. PMID 16457355.
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