peridial


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pe·rid·i·um

 (pə-rĭd′ē-əm)
n. pl. pe·rid·i·a (-ē-ə)
The covering of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi.

[New Latin pēridium, from Greek pēridion, diminutive of pērā, leather pouch.]

pe·rid′i·al (-ē-əl) adj.
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peridial

(pəˈrɪdɪəl)
adj
(Botany) botany of or pertaining to the peridium
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Peridial cells yellowish brown, rhomboidal to oblong or irregular, 17.7-39 x 22-53 um (mean 35.28-37.86 um); wall densely verrucose, 2.8-8.5 um.
Very few AMF spores were reported amongst the gametophyte rhizoids, the spores were organized in groups of 5, pairs or singles, adhering to each other by common peridial hyphae.