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zo·o·spo·ran·gi·um

 (zō′ə-spə-răn′jē-əm)
n. pl. zo·o·spo·ran·gi·a (-jē-ə)
A sporangium in which zoospores develop.
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zoosporangium

(ˌzəʊəspɔːˈrændʒɪəm)
n, pl -gia (-dʒɪə)
(Botany) botany a sporangium that produces zoospores
ˌzoospoˈrangial adj
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zo•o•spo•ran•gi•um

(ˌzoʊ ə spəˈræn dʒi əm)

n., pl. -gi•a (-dʒi ə)
a spore case in which zoospores are produced.
[1870–75]
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Previous challenge experiments with zoospores and zoosporangia of Perkinsus spp.
zoosporangia (MESSENGER et al., 2000; SERRANO et al., 2012).
After 13 days of infection of the sunflower inbred line 'FU', the zoosporangia and sporangiophores suspensions for 50 isolates were obtained by grouping all sporulated cotyledons in a small container and adding 1 ml of physiological water for each cotyledon (9g NaCl + 1L sterilized water).
Nelson, "Disease-suppressive vermicompost induces a shift in germination mode of Pythium aphanidermatum zoosporangia," Plant Disease, vol.
Bioassay tests proved that pyrimorph has high antifungal activity in inhibiting the mycelium growth of Phytophthora infestans, Phytophthora capsici and Rhizoctonia solani and in inhibiting the zoosporangia germination of Pseudoperonospora cubensis[1].
Zoosporangia with a diameter (mean [+ or -] SD) of 5.2 [+ or -] 0.72 [micro]m (maximum 6 [micro]m) were seen in the stratum corneum of the digital webbing of infected frogs (Figure 1).