Gonidium

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{{Short description|Asexual reproductive cell or group of cells}}

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File:EB1911 Wheat - Germinating Resting-Gonidia.jpg; B is of Tilletia Caries. sp denotes the gonidium; pm, the promycelium; and d, the sporidia: in B the sporidia have coalesced in pairs at v.]]

A gonidium (plural gonidia) is an asexual reproductive cell or group of cells, especially in algae.{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gonidia |title=Gonidia – Definition and More from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary |publisher=Merriam-Webster |accessdate=31 January 2010 }}