Emergence of germ tube from germination shield in Scutellospora verrucosa Walker and Sanders

Abstract

A germ tube emergence from the germ tube initial of germination shield was recorded in a spore of S. verrucosa isolated from Neragamia alata W & A (Meliaceae). The germ tube was found to be present in the inner germinal walls of the spore and it penetrated the outer wall. The germ tube emergence from germination shield can be used as a marker to determine the systematic position of Scutellospora genera.