Reproductive initials explained

Reproductive initials, or gonidial initials,^[1] are filaments below the cuticle surface of algae and fungi which give rise to the bulbs of spore-producing cells (in fungi, conidiophores).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Green . Kathleen J. . Kirk . David L. . A revision of the cell lineages recently reported for Volvox carteri embryos . Journal of Cell Biology . 1 September 1982 . 94 . 3 . 741–742 . 10.1083/jcb.94.3.741 . 18 October 2023 . en . 0021-9525 . 2112210 . 7130280 . 116454526.
2. Phytopathology. Development of Cladosporium caryigenum in Pecan leaves. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090515205943/http://www.apsnet.org/phyto/PDFS/1988/Phyto78n08_1104.pdf. 2009-05-15.