Definition of Soredia. Meaning of Soredia. Synonyms of Soredia

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Definition of Soredia

Soredia
Soredia So*re"di*a, n., pl. of Soredium.
Soredia
Soredium So*re"di*um, n.; pl. Soredia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a heap.] (Bot.) A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens.

Meaning of Soredia from wikipedia

- Soredia are common reproductive structures of lichens. Lichens reproduce a****ually by employing simple fragmentation and production of soredia and isidia...
- It is pale grey, but darker in the centre, and lacks isidia, lobules, soredia and pruina.It tests positive K+ yellow upper cortex with a 10% pot****ium...
- The outer edge turns up and is frequently covered with white powdery soredia underneath. Its lower surface is black, wrinkled and has some browning...
- is similar to Kuettlingeria xerica but distinguished by the presence of soredia on its thallus. Caloplaca soralifera was described by the lichenologists...
- areas, only sp**** soredia may be present, exposing the medulla. The reproductive structures consist of scattered to abundant fine soredia (20–75 μm in diameter)...
- measuring 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, usually have patches of granular soredia arising from pustules. The lobes of the thallus may be smooth, but quite...
- sheltered environments. The species is characterised by its abundant soredia and distinctive secondary metabolites, including atranorin. Lepraria jackii...
- forking lobes that often curl inward, and produces powdery structures called soredia for a****ual reproduction. Though originally discovered in the Appalachian...
- spherical pustules on its surface, which eventually become granular soredia. These soredia can range in abundance from hardly there to covering nearly the...
- this species is distinguished from its relatives in the Fellhanera by its soredia-covered thallus and the characteristics of its apothecia (fruiting bodies)...