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Definition of Gonidium
Gonidium Gonidium Go*nid"i*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? angle.]
(Zool.)
A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth
of many Anthozoa.
Gonidium Gonidium Go*nid"i*um, n.; pl. Gonidia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? that
which generates.] (Bot.)
A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain
lichens.
- A gonidium (plural gonidia) is an a****ual reproductive cell or group of cells, especially in algae. "Gonidia – Definition and More from the Merriam-Webster... - lichen thallus, as well as the terms "epiphloeodal", "hypophloeodal", and gonidium. Wallrothretired in 1855; he died two years later. His extensive herbarium... - acceptance were epi- and hypophloeodal, hetero- and homoiomerous, and gonidium, the last of whichremained in use until the 1960s. Untilabout 1850, there... - reproduction. Three key genes are known to play significantroles in the somatic-gonidium dichotomy: glsA (gonidialess A); regA (regenerator A); and lag (late gonidia)...
