Definition of Xanthidium. Meaning of Xanthidium. Synonyms of Xanthidium

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Definition of Xanthidium

Xanthidium
Xanthidium Xan*thid"i*um, n.; pl. Xanthidia. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow.] (Bot.) A genus of minute unicellular alg[ae] of the desmids. These alg[ae] have a rounded shape and are armed with glochidiate or branched aculei. Several species occur in ditches, and others are found fossil in flint or hornstone.

Meaning of Xanthidium from wikipedia

- Xanthidium is a genus of green algae, specifically of the Desmidiaceae. Xanthidium exists as symmetrical single cells. Cells are deeply constricted, forming...
- Xanthidium antilopaeum is a species of unicellular desmid in the family Desmidiaceae. It is a common, worldwide species found in acidic waters, particularly...
- Payne Synonyms Ambrosia longifolia Sessé & Moc. Franseria ambrosioides Cav. Gaertneria ambrosiodes (Cav.) ****ze Xanthidium ambrosioides (Cav.) Delpino...
- tenuifolia Harv. & A.Gray Gaertneria tenuifolia (Harv. & A.Gray) ****ze Gaertneria tenuifolia Harv. & A.Gray Xanthidium tenuifolium (Harv. & A.Gray) Delpino...
- Acanthambrosia Rydb. Franseria Cav. Hymenoclea Torr. & A.Gray ex Torr. & A.Gray Xanthidium Delpino Gaertneria Medik. Hemiambrosia Delpino Hemixanthidium Delpino...
- Gaertneria tomentosa (Nutt.) ****er Gaertneria tomentosa (Nutt.) A.Nelson Xanthidium discolor (Nutt.) Delpino Franseria tomentosa (Nutt.) A.Nelson, not A.Gray...
- Teilingia Tetmemorus Trapezodesmus Triplastrum Triploceras Vincularia Xanthidium The family Gonatozygaceae is sometimes included within the Peniaceae,...
- several biological surveys in the 1990s, identifying several species of xanthidium in its waters "The Gaelic origins of place names in Britain". OS GetOutside...
- Triploceras Bailey – 6 species Vincularia K.Fuciková & J.Kastovsky – 1 species Xanthidium Ehrenberg ex Ralfs – 119 species Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Desmidiaceae"...
- protuberances or other ornamentations, which separate the genus from the similar Xanthidium. The genus includes species formerly placed in Arthrodesmus and Staurastrum...