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soredium

soredium

9.9
A small piece of a lichen with algae and fungus cells that can grow into a new lichen
  • noun
  • /sɔˈridiəm/
  • Specialized
: soredio
  • Lichens reproduce by releasing soredia that can grow into new colonies.

Examples

  • The presence of soredia helps lichens colonize new environments quickly.

  • Scientists observed the spread of soredia on the bark of old trees.

  • A soredium is essential for the lichen's dispersal.

  • The soredium helps the lichen spread in new environments.

  • Lichens reproduce by releasing soredia that can grow into new colonies.

  • The presence of soredia helps lichens colonize new environments quickly.

  • Scientists observed the spread of soredia on the bark of old trees.

Surface Forms

soredium singular
soredia plural

Etymology

Soredium comes from an old root sorus meaning 'heap' or 'pile'. A soredium is like a tiny 'heap' of algal and fungal cells that breaks off to make new lichens, so the name fits its role in spreading and reproduction.