Phialide

Phialide ( /ˈfaɪ.əlaɪd/; Greek: phialis, diminutive of phiale, a broad, flat vessel).

• A flask-shaped projection from the vesicle (dilated part of the top of conidiophore) of certain fungi.
• Projects from the mycelium without increasing in length unless there is a subsequent increase in the formation of conidia.

Also known as the end cell of a phialophore.

See also

Ascomycete

Source

• http://www.doctorfungus.org/educatio/glossary2.htm