Difference between revisions of "Algal sheath"
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− | '''algal sheath''' (''pl.'' algal sheaths | + | '''algal sheath''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' algal sheaths; ''synonym:'' [[photobiont sheath]]) – the [[mucilaginous]] layer of [[polysaccharide]]s that frequently surrounds single, aggregates, or colonies of [[photobiont]]s; sometimes erroneously applied to the remains of dead algal cells, e. g., within a [[phenocortex]]. ''Related terms:'' [[mucilaginous sheath]]. |
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algal sheath (noun, pl. algal sheaths; synonym: photobiont sheath) – the mucilaginous layer of polysaccharides that frequently surrounds single, aggregates, or colonies of photobionts; sometimes erroneously applied to the remains of dead algal cells, e. g., within a phenocortex. Related terms: mucilaginous sheath.
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