ceramidium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέραμος (kéramos, “earthen vessel”) +‎ -idium.

Noun

ceramidium (plural ceramidia)

  1. (phycology) In macroalgae in the Rhodomelaceae family, the urn-shaped envelope surrounding the sporogenous filaments of the cystocarp[1]

References

  1. ^ Wikisource (16 October 2017) “1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Algae/Rhodophyceae”, in Wikisource‎[1] (html), retrieved 28 August 2019
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