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Thesaurus: xanthidium

A genus of minute unicellular algae of the desmids. These algae have a rounded shape and are armed with glochidiate or branched aculei. Several species occur in ditches, and others are found fossil in flint or hornstone.

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  1. n. A genus of minute unicellular algae of the desmids. These algae have a rounded shape and are armed with glochidiate or branched aculei. Several species occur in ditches, and others are found fossil in flint or hornstone.
  2. A genus of minute unicellular algæ of the desmids. These algæ have a rounded shape and are armed with glochidiate or branched aculei. Several species occur in ditches, and others are found fossil in flint or hornstone.
  3. A genus of minute unicellular algæ of the desmids. These alg¨ave a rounded shape and are armed with glochidiate or branchedaculei. Several species occur in ditches, and others are found fossilin flint or hornstone.