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thumb|phialide of Ophiocordyceps termiticola The phialide ( ; , 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. thumb|Diagram showing the phialide with other structures It is the end cell of a phialosphore.
thumb|phialide of Ophiocordyceps termiticola The phialide ( ; , 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. thumb|Diagram showing the phialide with other structures It is the end cell of a phialosphore.
==See also== Ascomycete
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