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...
- soredia. Each isidium contains both fungal and algal partners and is wrapped in a thin protective layer (the cortex), distinguishing it from soredia,...
- The outer edge turns up and is frequently covered with white powdery soredia underneath. Its lower surface is black, wrinkled and has some browning...
- It is pale grey, but darker in the centre, and lacks isidia, lobules, soredia and pruina.It tests positive K+ yellow upper cortex with a 10% pot****ium...
- 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...
- from 5 to 20 cm and are white to white-greyish in colour, with infrequent soredia. The lichen has a cottony medulla, commonly white or sometimes pale yellowish-brown...
- name sorediella refers to the small soralia (structures producing soredia) and soredia (tiny vegetative propagules) characteristic of this lichen. Arup...
- the lobes form hood shaped soralia that produce powdery greenish yellow soredia. It prefers growing on elm or oak bark, but can also be found on rocks...
- chestnut-brown, turning pale bluish-grey when sheltered, and features granular soredia for vegetative reproduction, housed within irregularly shaped soralia....
- vainioi was a mixed collection containing thalli both with and without soredia, a sorediate thallus was selected as the lectotype of the species by Roderick...