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microcyclic

Adjective

Meaning

microcyclic (not comparable)

(mycology) Having a life cycle in which only teliospores and basidiospores are produced

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Examples

Autoecious rusts complete their life-cycles on one host instead of two, and microcyclic rusts cut out one or more stages. Source: Internet

The macrocyclic life cycle has all spore states, the demicyclic lacks the uredinial state, and the microcyclic cycle lacks both the aecial and uredinial states, thus possess only spermagonia and telia. Source: Internet

Fungi that lack pycniospores and aeciospores in their life cycle are termed microcyclic and always have an autoecious life cycle. Source: Internet

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