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Thallus vs Gonidium - What's the difference?

thallus | gonidium |

As nouns the difference between thallus and gonidium

is that thallus is (botany) an undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae while gonidium is (lichenology|phycology) a photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.

thallus

English

Noun

(thalli)
  • (botany) An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
  • (botany) Any plant body lacking vascular tissue.

    • Related terms

    * thalliform * thalline * thallodal * thalloid * Thallobionta * Thallophyta * thallophyte * thallose

    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.