(Oxneria fallax)
Glossary
Apothecium
An open, disk-shaped or cup-shaped, reproductive structure, with spore sacs on the upper surface, that produces spores for the fungal partner of a lichen. Plural: apothecia.
Foliose
Adjective: Leaf-like growth form; referring to lichens with leaf-like growths divided into lobes.
Noun: The leaf-like, vegetative body of a lichen (thallus) that has thin, flat lobes which are free from the substrate.
Rhizine
A root-like structure of a lichen that attaches the lower layer to the substrate.
Soredium
The reproductive structure of a lichen consisting of a cluster of algal cells (the photobiont) wrapped in fungal filaments (the mycobiont). Plural: soredia.
Thallus
The vegetative body of a lichen composed of both the alga and the fungus.
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Published on Feb 1, 2016 |
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Created: 5/20/2019
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