gonidia

Variant of gonidium

gonidium definition

go·nid·ium (gō nid′ē əm)

noun pl. gonidia -·nid′ia (-ə)

  1. a reproductive cell produced asexually in certain algae, as tetraspores or zoospores
  2. any of the chlorophyll-bearing algal cells in lichens

Etymology: ModL, dim. < Gr gonos: for base see gonad

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