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Mycology pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for mycology terms.

TermPronunciation
anamorph/ˈænəmɔːrf/
arthroconidia/ˌɑːrθroʊkəˈnɪdiə/
arthroconidium/ˌɑːrθroʊkəˈnɪdiəm/
asci/ˈæskaɪ/
Ascomycetes/ˌæskoʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz/
Ascomycota/ˌæskoʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/
ascospore/ˈæskəspɔːr/
ascus/ˈæskəs/
Aspergillus/ˌæspərˈdʒɪləs/
basidioma/bəˌsɪdiˈoʊmə/
Basidiomycetes/bəˌsɪdioʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz/
Basidiomycota/bəˌsɪdioʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/
basidiospore/bəˈsɪdiəspɔːr/
basidium/bəˈsɪdiəm/
Chytridiomycota/kɪˌtrɪdioʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/
Chytridomycetes/kɪˌtrɪdoʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz/
Coccidioides/kɒkˌsɪdiˈɔɪdiːz/
Cryptococcus/ˌkrɪptəˈkɒkəs/
Cryptococcus neoformans/ˌkrɪptəˈkɒkəs ˌniːəˈfɔːrmənz/
dermatophyte/dərˈmætəfaɪt/
Eumycota/ˌjuːmaɪˈkoʊtə/
fungi/ˈfʌndʒɪsaɪd/
fungicide/ˈfʌndʒəˌsaɪd/
hypha/ˈhaɪfə/
hyphae/ˈhaɪfeɪ, ˈhaɪfiː/
morphology/mɔːrˈfɒlədʒi/
Mucoromycota/ˌmjuːkəroʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/
mycelium/maɪˈsiːliəm/
mycology/maɪˈkɒlədʒi/
mycorrhiza/ˌmaɪkəˈraɪzə/
Neurospora/njʊəˈrɒspərə/
Oomycota/ˌoʊəmaɪˈkoʊtə/
Pezizomycotina/pɪˌzaɪzoʊˌmaɪkəˈtiːnə/
Saccharomyces/ˌsækəroʊˈmaɪsiːz/
Saccharomyces cerevisiae/ˌsækəroʊˈmaɪsiːz ˌsɛrɪˈvɪsieɪ, ˌsækəroʊˈmaɪsiːz ˌsɛrɪˈvɪsiaɪ/
septa/ˈsɛptə/
septum/ˈsɛptəm/
sporangia/spəˈrændʒiə/
sporangium/spəˈrændʒiəm/
sporocarp/ˈspɒrəkɑːrp/
teleomorph/ˈtiːliəmɔːrf/
Zygomycetes/ˌzaɪɡoʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz/
Zygomycota/ˌzaɪɡoʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/

A

anamorph /ˈænəmɔːrf/
arthroconidia /ˌɑːrθroʊkəˈnɪdiə/
arthroconidium /ˌɑːrθroʊkəˈnɪdiəm/
asci /ˈæskaɪ/
Ascomycetes /ˌæskoʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz/
Ascomycota /ˌæskoʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/
ascospore /ˈæskəspɔːr/
ascus /ˈæskəs/
Aspergillus /ˌæspərˈdʒɪləs/

B

basidioma /bəˌsɪdiˈoʊmə/
Basidiomycetes /bəˌsɪdioʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz/
Basidiomycota /bəˌsɪdioʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/
basidiospore /bəˈsɪdiəspɔːr/
basidium /bəˈsɪdiəm/

C

Chytridiomycota /kɪˌtrɪdioʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/
Chytridomycetes /kɪˌtrɪdoʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz/
Coccidioides /kɒkˌsɪdiˈɔɪdiːz/
Cryptococcus /ˌkrɪptəˈkɒkəs/
Cryptococcus neoformans /ˌkrɪptəˈkɒkəs ˌniːəˈfɔːrmənz/

D

dermatophyte /dərˈmætəfaɪt/

E

Eumycota /ˌjuːmaɪˈkoʊtə/

F

fungi /ˈfʌndʒɪsaɪd/
fungicide /ˈfʌndʒəˌsaɪd/

H

hypha /ˈhaɪfə/
hyphae /ˈhaɪfeɪ, ˈhaɪfiː/

M

morphology /mɔːrˈfɒlədʒi/
Mucoromycota /ˌmjuːkəroʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/
mycelium /maɪˈsiːliəm/
mycology /maɪˈkɒlədʒi/
mycorrhiza /ˌmaɪkəˈraɪzə/

N

Neurospora /njʊəˈrɒspərə/

O

Oomycota /ˌoʊəmaɪˈkoʊtə/

P

Pezizomycotina /pɪˌzaɪzoʊˌmaɪkəˈtiːnə/

S

Saccharomyces /ˌsækəroʊˈmaɪsiːz/
Saccharomyces cerevisiae /ˌsækəroʊˈmaɪsiːz ˌsɛrɪˈvɪsieɪ, ˌsækəroʊˈmaɪsiːz ˌsɛrɪˈvɪsiaɪ/
septa /ˈsɛptə/
septum /ˈsɛptəm/
sporangia /spəˈrændʒiə/
sporangium /spəˈrændʒiəm/
sporocarp /ˈspɒrəkɑːrp/

T

teleomorph /ˈtiːliəmɔːrf/

Z

Zygomycetes /ˌzaɪɡoʊmaɪˈsiːtiːz/
Zygomycota /ˌzaɪɡoʊmaɪˈkoʊtə/

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