thumb|Acervulus morphology. cu: Plant cuticle|cuticle, co: [[conidium, cf: conidiophore, ps: pseudo-parenchymatic stroma, hi: hypha.]] An acervulus (pl. acervuli) is a small asexual fruiting body that erupts through the epidermis of host plants parasitised by mitosporic fungi of the form order Melanconiales (Deuteromycota, Coelomycetes). It has the form of a small cushion at the bottom of which short crowded conidiophores are formed. The spores escape through an opening at the top.
Acérvulo (do latim: acervulus, diminutivo de "acúmulo") é um corpo frutescente (i. e., aglomerado de conidióforos) de fungos simbiontes (com frequência fitopatogênicos), assexual, que é formado no tecido da planta hospedeira parasitada. É típico de fungos da classe Melanconiales (Deuteromycota, Coelomycetes).
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