Sorocarp Explained

A sorocarp (from the Greek word soros "a heap" + karpos "fruit") is the fruiting body characteristic of certain cellular slime moulds (e.g., Dictyosteliida). Each sorocarp consists of both a sorophore (stalk) and a sorus.^{[1] [2]} Sorocarps release spores.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sorocarp — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik .
2. Lawrence, E. 2005. Henderson's Dictionary of Biology, 13th Ed. Prentice Hall, London