Sorocarp

{{short description|Fruiting body of cellular slime molds}}

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A sorocarp (from the Greek word soros "a heap" + karpos "fruit") is the fruiting body characteristic of certain cellular slime moulds (e.g., Dictyosteliida). Each sorocarp consists of both a sorophore (stalk) and a sorus.{{cite web | url=http://www.wordnik.com/words/sorocarp | title=Sorocarp — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik }}Lawrence, E. 2005. Henderson's Dictionary of Biology, 13th Ed. Prentice Hall, London Sorocarps release spores.