idioandrosporous

adjective

Having androspores formed on filaments without oogonia.

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Meanings

adjectiveidioandrosporous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving androspores formed on filaments without oogonia.

    In idioandrosporous species the androspore is chemically attracted to the female filament (Rawitscher-Kunkel & Machlis, 1962).

    1987, G. Robin South, Alan Whittick, An Introduction to Phycology, Blackwell Scientific Publications, published 1996, page 139
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    By far the greatest number of the species are gynandrosporous—one only as yet observed, B. polyandra, Cleve, being idioandrosporous.

    1874, The Journal of Botany, British and Foreign, new series, volume III (volume XII of the entire work), London: Ranken & Co., page 373

    They differ, however, chiefly in having an idioandrosporous habit, a greater size, frequently long seriate oogonial chains, and the oospore usually not quite filling the oogonium.

    1936, Rhodora, page 69

Origin

From idio- + andro- + spore + -ous.

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