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Alga vs Gonidium - What's the difference?

alga | gonidium |

As nouns the difference between alga and gonidium

is that alga is start while gonidium is (lichenology|phycology) a photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.

alga

English

(wikipedia alga)

Noun

(algae)
  • (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.

    • Usage notes

    * (term) is a non-standard plural.

    Hyponyms

    * seaweed

    Anagrams

    * * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    gonidium

    English

    Noun

    (gonidia)
  • (lichenology, phycology) A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.
  • (zoology) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.