spermatia

Variant of spermatium

spermatium definition

sper·ma·tium (spər mā′s̸hē əm)

noun pl. spermatia -·tia (-s̸hē ə)

  1. a nonmotile male sex cell in red algae
  2. a very small, nonmotile male gamete, found in some lichens and fungi

Etymology: ModL < Gr spermation, dim. of sperma, a seed: see sperm

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