Definition of Soredia. Meaning of Soredia. Synonyms of Soredia

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Definition of Soredia

Soredia
Soredia So*re"di*a, n., pl. of Soredium.
Soredia
Soredium So*re"di*um, n.; pl. Soredia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a heap.] (Bot.) A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of lichens.

Meaning of Soredia from wikipedia

- Soredia are common reproductive structures of lichens. Lichens reproduce a****ually by employing simple fragmentation and production of soredia and isidia...
- 39–1.18 in) wide and up to 7 cm long. The a****ual reproductive structures soredia and isidia are present on the thallus surface. Minute (0.5–1.5 mm in diameter)...
- dispersing themselves by wind action, to resume growth when moisture returns. Soredia (singular: "soredium") are small groups of algal cells surrounded by fungal...
- measuring 3–8 mm (0.1–0.3 in) wide, usually have patches of granular soredia arising from pustules. The lobes of the thallus may be smooth, but quite...
- Dispersal of lichen soredia (visualized using ultraviolet light) by a spider...
- found on rock. The granular soredia produced in irregular soralia distinguishes it from F. baltimorensis, which lacks true soredia. Flavopunctelia flaventior...
- tiny squamules/areoles with contrasting pale greyish-green to greenish soredia. It is easily overlooked and challenging to identify when completely sorediate...
- is similar to Kuettlingeria xerica but distinguished by the presence of soredia on its thallus. Caloplaca soralifera was described by the lichenologists...
- individuals contain both symbionts. These fragments can take the form of soredia, dust-like particles consisting of fungal hyphae wrapped around photobiont...
- sorediate throughout, or more or less corticate with soredia only towards and at the tips; the soredia are farinose to somewhat granular. Squamules at the...