Zygosporangium vs. Sporangium — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Zygosporangium and Sporangium
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Definitions
Zygosporangium
(mycology) A sporangium which produces a single zygospore.
Sporangium
A sporangium (pl., sporangia) (modern Latin, from Greek σπόρος (sporos) ‘spore’ + ἀγγεῖον (angeion) ‘vessel’) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular.
Sporangium
A single-celled or many-celled structure in which spores are produced, especially in fungi, algae, mosses, and ferns. Also called spore case.
Sporangium
A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.
Sporangium
A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.
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Sporangium
Organ containing or producing spores