aethalium

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ae·tha·lium | \ē-ˈthā-lē-əm, -ˈthāl-yəm\

plural aethalia\ē-ˈthā-lē-ə, -ˈthāl-yə \

Definition of aethalium

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: a sessile flat encrusted fruiting body in several genera of the slime molds (class Myxomycetes) formed by the fusion of many plasmodia

Aethalium

Ae·tha·lium | \ē-ˈthā-lē-əm, -ˈthāl-yəm\

Definition of Aethalium (Entry 2 of 2)

taxonomic synonym of fuligo

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