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...
- name sorediella refers to the small soralia (structures producing soredia) and soredia (tiny vegetative propagules) characteristic of this lichen. Arup...
- 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...
- 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...
- The outer edge turns up and is frequently covered with white powdery soredia underneath. Its lower surface is black, wrinkled and has some browning...
- wrapped in a thin protective layer (the cortex), distinguishing it from soredia, which lack this protective covering. Isidia also help lichens colonize...
- species typically produce abundant powdery reproductive structures called soredia, and have a thin outer layer (cortex) made up of rounded cells that is...
- dispersing themselves by wind action, to resume growth when moisture returns. Soredia (singular: "soredium") are small groups of algal cells surrounded by fungal...
- 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)...
- (small pores in the upper cortex) and structures that develop from granular soredia (powdery reproductive propagules) contained within the cavity of the pseudocyp****a...