zoosporangiumhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoosporangium_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoosporangium, n.
Revised 2017

zoosporangiumnoun

Biology.
  1. 1862–
    A sporangium containing or producing zoospores.
    1. 1862
      Dr. Hildebrand..proposes ‘lageniferum’ as the specific name on account of the shape of the zoosporangia.
      Natural History Review vol. 2 482
    2. 1875
      Thick filaments or tubes, similar to those which form the Zoosporangia.
      M. C. Cooke, Fungi 170
    3. 1889
      Each zoosporange produces a considerable number of zoospores, which again give rise to resting-cells.
      A. W. Bennett & G. R. M. Murray, Handbook of Cryptogamic Botany 347
    4. 1939
      This functions directly as a zoosporangium..releasing swarm-spores that infect a host plant.
      E. A. Bessey, Text-book of Mycology (new edition) ii. 40
    5. 1993
      Sunflower plants bearing freshly produced zoosporangia were allowed to air-dry for 2–3 h.
      Mycol. Research vol. 97 240/2
    6. 2013
      Field surveys in Louisiana and Colorado revealed that zoosporangia occur within crayfish gastrointestinal tracts.
      Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. vol. 110 210/1

zoosporangium, n. was revised in June 2017.

zoosporangium, n. was last modified in July 2023.