Teliospore (sometimes called teleutospore) is the thick-walled resting spore of some fungi (rusts and smuts), from which the basidium arises. ==Development== They develop in telia (sing. telium, or teliosorus). The telial host is the primary host in heteroecious rusts. The aecial host is the alternate host (look for pycnia and aecia). These terms ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teliospore
in fungi (kingdom Fungi), a thick-walled, winter or resting spore of rust fungi (phylum Basidiomycota) borne in a fruiting structure (telium) from ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/22
A type of spore formed by a rust known as the over-wintering stage.The teliospore is a sexual spore. In Puccinia graminis thisspore is found on the barberry plant. Compare: uredospore. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973