paracephalodium

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A mat of hyphae covering cyanobacteria, originating from a squamulose lichen with a green algal photobiont.

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Meanings

nounparacephalodium (plural paracephalodia)

plural paracephalodia

  1. A mat of hyphae covering cyanobacteria, originating from a squamulose lichen with a green algal photobiont.

Origin

para- + cephalodium. Introduced by Josef Poelt and Helmut Mayrhofer in 1988.

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APA

paracephalodium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracephalodium

MLA

“paracephalodium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracephalodium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paracephalodium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracephalodium.

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