Definition of Peridium. Meaning of Peridium. Synonyms of Peridium

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Definition of Peridium

Peridium
Peridium Pe*rid"i*um, n.; pl. Peridia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? about + ?, a dim. ending.] (Bot.) The envelope or coat of certain fungi, such as the puffballs and earthstars.

Meaning of Peridium from wikipedia

- The peridium is the protective layer that encloses a m**** of spores in fungi. This outer covering is a distinctive feature of gasteroid fungi. Depending...
- Coleosporiaceae Genus: Chrysomyxa Species: C. arctostaphyli Binomial name Chrysomyxa arctostaphyli Dietel Synonyms Peridium coloradense (Dietel) Arth. & F. Kern...
- body with no special opening to the outside. The ascomatal wall is called peridium and typically consists of densely interwoven hyphae or pseudoparenchyma...
- meaning earth and aster meaning star, refers to the behavior of the outer peridium. At maturity, the outer layer of the fruiting body splits into segments...
- external peridium thin, smooth, whitish, the upper part cracking into small angular persistent spot-like scales or areas, the inner peridium thick, sub...
- citrinum has no stem but is attached to the soil by mycelial cords. The peridium, or outer wall, is thick and firm, usually ochre yellow externally with...
- (Meyl.) Y. Yamam, 1998. A 2013 study found slight differences in how the peridium dehisces to release spores between each of these synonyms, but still concluded...
- roughly spherical peridium (spore sac). Atop the peridium is an irregular stoma (opening) that is red on the inside. Inside the peridium is a white gleba...
- as new to science in 2013. It has a peridium measuring 6–9 mm tall with a mouth diameter of 5–7 mm. The peridium contains up to 40 small "eggs" (peridioles)...
- by 6–12 cm (2+1⁄2–4+1⁄2 in) high. It has a two-layered peridium. The outer layer of the peridium (the exoperidium) is thick and leathery (except where...