cell septum

Term ID

GO:0030428

Synonyms

• cross wall
• septum

Definition

A structure composed of peptidoglycan and often chitin in addition to other materials. It usually forms perpendicular to the long axis of a cell or hypha and grows centripetally from the cell wall to the center of the cell and often functions in the compartmentalization of a cell into two daughter cells. 0471940526

References

Ontology

GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO