Puffballs are named for the fact that puffs of spores are released when the dry and powdery tissues of the mature spherical fruiting body (basidiocarp) are disturbed.

马勃菌因球形果体（担子果）乾粉状组织摇晃时会释出量粉尘似孢子而得名。

Slide 1-18 The dark brown body (A) in this picture is a spore sac (ascocarp), called a cleistothecium.

幻灯1-18 在这张照片中，暗小体（A）是一种孢子囊（子囊果），称为闭囊壳。