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...
- 39–1.18 in) wide and up to 7 cm long. The a****ual reproductive structures soredia and isidia are present on the thallus surface. Minute (0.5–1.5 mm in diameter)...
- dispersing themselves by wind action, to resume growth when moisture returns. Soredia (singular: "soredium") are small groups of algal cells surrounded by fungal...
- is similar to Kuettlingeria xerica but distinguished by the presence of soredia on its thallus. Caloplaca soralifera was described by the lichenologists...
- 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...
- have reproductive structures called soredia. L. layana is crustose and has an endosubstratal thallus. The soredia measure from 14.3 to 40.4 μm (0.00056...
- chestnut-brown, turning pale bluish-grey when sheltered, and features granular soredia for vegetative reproduction, housed within irregularly shaped soralia....
- uncommon for the lobe surface to be uneven, with by ridges and wrinkles. Soredia, which are granular clusters of fungal and algal cells for a****ual reproduction...
- Dispersal of lichen soredia (visualized using ultraviolet light) by a spider...
- 510 ft). Chiodecton xanthonosorediatum is characterized by its thallus and soredia containing lichexanthone and trentepohlioid green algae. The lichen has...