spermatium
noun
the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
spermatia
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pluralof spermatium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As isopods scuttle along a male seaweed stalk, they are bombarded by spermatia, which are coated in a tacky, mucuslike substance.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2022
Because Gracilaria gracilis produce spermatia that, like pollen grains, cannot move on their own, Dr. Valero wondered if the isopods might be playing a role in the spermatia’s dispersal.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Scientists have long thought that the seaweed’s spermatia simply drift wherever the current takes them, with only a slim chance of landing on a female seaweed’s reproductive organ.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2022
They do this by inadvertently collecting the algae’s sticky spermatia, its equivalent of pollen, on their bodies and sprinkling it around as they move from frond to frond in search of food and shelter.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
He says that the Messrs. Tulasne have supposed that the spermogonia represented the male sex, and that the spermatia were analogous to spermatozoids.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
