Definition of Podetia. Meaning of Podetia. Synonyms of Podetia

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Definition of Podetia

Podetia
Podetium Po*de"ti*um, n.; pl. Podetia, E. Podetiums. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Bot.) A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, as in the so-called reindeer moss.

Meaning of Podetia from wikipedia

- podetium (plural: podetia) is the upright secondary thallus in Cladonia lichens. It is a hollow stalk extending from the primary thallus. Podetia can be pointed...
- bright red spore-bearing structures (apothecia) on thin, upright stalks (podetia) that can be variably branched. These stalks may be smooth, rough, or covered...
- is pale or colorless it is called biatorine.: 14  A "podetium" (plural: podetia) is a lichenized stalk-like structure of the fruiting body rising from...
- species with cup-shaped structures borne at the tips of vertical stalks (podetia) are often known as "pixie cups". Examples include the "boreal pixie cup"...
- Cladonia furcata, with branched podetia Cladonia macilenta, with spike-like podetia Cladonia pyxidata, with cup-shaped podetia A crustose lichen, as its name...
- has apothecia and bright red pycnidia atop of yellowish to grey-green podetia that are 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) high. The base of the thallus comprises rounded...
- upper surface and a white to lilac, somewhat cottony lower surface. The podetia (upright stalks) grow 0.5–2 cm tall and 0.5–1 mm thick, appearing erect...
- has taller podetia measuring up to 5 cm (2 in) in height, usually bifurcate or sparingly dichotomously branched in the upper part. Podetia are partially...
- of lichen. It is distinctive in the genus Cladonia because the stalks (podetia) are very wide, seemingly hollow, and often perforated, hence the colloquial...
-  bimberiensis, which consists of fruticose structures known as podetia. These podetia often grow upright and are densely covered in tiny cups or squamules...