stichidium

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin stichidium, from Ancient Greek στιχίδιον (stikhídion), by surface analysis, sticho- +‎ -idium. === Noun === stichidium (plural stichidia) A special pod-like or fusiform branch containing tetraspores, found in certain red algae. Synonym: stichid ==== Related terms ==== telestich === References === “stichidium”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.