是指擔(dān)子菌產(chǎn)生擔(dān)孢子菌絲的末端細(xì)胞。菌絲細(xì)胞中的兩個(gè)核,當(dāng)形成擔(dān)子時(shí)核開始融合,很快進(jìn)行減數(shù)分裂而成4個(gè)核,進(jìn)入擔(dān)子上四個(gè)小柄的末端的4個(gè)擔(dān)孢子中,最后形成擔(dān)子。隨著核分裂有不生成隔壁的無隔擔(dān)子(同型擔(dān)子、單室擔(dān)子)和形成隔壁的有隔擔(dān)子(亦稱為異型擔(dān)子、四室擔(dān)子或多室擔(dān)子)之分。在無隔擔(dān)子中又有子核有縱向并列的縱裂擔(dān)子(stichobasidium)和橫向并列的橫列擔(dān)子(chia-stobasidium)之分。在有隔擔(dān)子中,分為4個(gè)細(xì)胞縱裂而各形成隔壁,并于各細(xì)胞的頂端生出小柄著生擔(dān)孢子的銀耳型擔(dān)子(如銀耳目擔(dān)子),即并列四室擔(dān)子,以及按其橫隔壁縱向并列的四個(gè)細(xì)胞各自生出小柄產(chǎn)生擔(dān)孢子的木耳型擔(dān)子(如木耳目擔(dān)子),即直列四室擔(dān)子(原菌絲體)。