Resembling or having characteristics similar to an aethalium; shaped like or structurally similar to the fruiting bodies of slime molds.
From 'aethalium' plus the Greek suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling.' The term describes structures that have features similar to aethalium fruiting bodies.
Mycologists use 'aethalioid' to describe fungal structures that might look like aethalia at first glance but belong to different species—it's a way of saying 'aethalium-like.'
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