Phialide

The phialide (/ˈfaɪ.əlaɪd/ FY-əl-yde; [phialis] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), diminutive of phiale, a broad, flat vessel) is a flask-shaped projection from the vesicle (dilated part of the top of conidiophore) of certain fungi. It projects from the mycelium without increasing in length unless a subsequent increase in the formation of conidia occurs.

It is the end cell of a phialophore.

See also

• Ascomycete

Further reading

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