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Carpospore :: Carpospore (n.) A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae.

Nullipore :: Nullipore (n.) A name for certain crustaceous marine algae which secrete carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of the genera Melobesia and Lithothamnion..

Phycocyanine :: Phycocyanine (n.) A blue coloring matter found in certain algae.

Mucus :: Mucus (n.) A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain algae and other plants.

Trichophore :: Trichophore (n.) The special cell in red algae which produces or bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of Trichogyne.

Heterocyst :: Heterocyst (n.) A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc..

Sargassum :: Sargassum (n.) A genus of algae including the gulf weed.

Algal :: Algal (a.) Pertaining to, or like, algae..

Zonate :: Zonate (a.) Divided by parallel planes; as, zonate tetraspores, found in certain red algae..

Sphaerospore :: Sphaerospore (n.) One of the nonsexual spores found in red algae; a tetraspore.

Microzoospore :: Microzoospore (n.) A small motile spore furnished with two vibratile cilia, found in certain green algae..

Desmidian :: Desmidian (n.) A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiae, a group of unicellular algae in which the species have a greenish color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves..

Phycochrome :: Phycochrome (n.) A bluish green coloring matter of certain algae.

Microphyte :: Microphyte (n.) A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular algae, such as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be..

Phycology :: Phycology (n.) The science of algae, or seaweeds; algology..

Phycomater :: Phycomater (n.) A gelatin in which the algae spores have been supposed to vegetate.

Zygosperm :: Zygosperm (n.) A spore formed by the union of the contents of two similar cells, either of the same or of distinct individual plants. Zygosperms are found in certain orders of algae and fungi..

Zoospore :: Zoospore (n.) A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoospores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, algae. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozoospores and the smaller microzoospores. Called also sporozoid, and swarmspore..

Algous :: Algous (a.) Of or pertaining to the algae, or seaweeds; abounding with, or like, seaweed..

Stichomancy :: Stichidium (n.) A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores. It is found in certain red algae.

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