Definition of Nemathecia. Meaning of Nemathecia. Synonyms of Nemathecia

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Definition of Nemathecia

Nemathecia
Nemathecium Nem`a*the"ci*um (? or ?), n.; pl. Nemathecia. [NL., fr. gr. ? a thread + ? a box.] (Bot.) A peculiar kind of fructification on certain red alg[ae], consisting of an external mass of filaments at length separating into tetraspores.

Meaning of Nemathecia from wikipedia

- Corallineaceae via their reproductive structures, which are confined to nemathecia - external pustules which form from the surface cells. The genus is distributed...