Definition of Prothallus. Meaning of Prothallus. Synonyms of Prothallus

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Definition of Prothallus

Prothallus
Prothallus Pro*thal"lus, n.; pl. Prothalli. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ? a young shoot.] (Bot.) The minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other Pteridophyta, which bears the true sexual organs; the o["o]phoric generation of ferns, etc.

Meaning of Prothallus from wikipedia

- given the right conditions, into the gametophyte stage, the prothallus. The prothallus develops independently for several w****s; it grows **** organs...
- Prothallus: A green, photosynthetic structure that is one cell thick, usually heart or kidney shaped, 3–10 mm long and 2–8 mm broad. The prothallus produces...
- non-thallophyte plants – clubmosses, horsetails, and ferns is termed "prothallus". Homothallism Heterothallism Wengania Haupt, Arthur W. (1953). Plant...
- and grow into a rather incon****uous plant body called a prothallus. The haploid prothallus does not resemble the sporophyte, and as such ferns and their...
- produces spores) is followed by a haploid generation (the gametophyte or prothallus, which produces gametes). Pteridophytes differ from bryophytes in that...
- independent sporophytes. Young fern sporelings can often be found with the prothallus gametophyte still attached at the base of their fronds. Conidium (mitospore)...
- millimetres (0.055 to 0.079 in) in diameter and round to angular. The prothallus is black and often not distinct. The medulla is white. Rhizocarpon macrosporum...
- pale green to white areoles (up to 0.4 mm in diameter) and a thin, white prothallus. Isidia are frequent, cylindrical to flask-shaped (lageniform), with dimensions...
- somewhat shiny, bullate, olive-green thallus with a cortex but lacking a prothallus; it measures up to 7 cm (2.8 in) in diameter. The presence of the lichen...
- California mountains.: 226  It has a black or bluish or greenish prothallus.: 226  The prothallus is usually absent when growing on rock.: 226  Each areole commonly...