stichidium

From New Latin stichidium, from Ancient Greek στιχίδιον (stikhídion), by surface analysis, sticho- +‎ -idium.

stichidium (plural stichidia)

1. A special pod-like or fusiform branch containing tetraspores, found in certain red algae.

   Synonym: stichid

• telestich

• “stichidium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.