Definition of Apothecia. Meaning of Apothecia. Synonyms of Apothecia

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Definition of Apothecia

Apothecia
Apothecium Apo`*the"ci*um, n.; pl. Apothecia. [NL.] (Bot.) The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.

Meaning of Apothecia from wikipedia

- contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are most commonly bowl-shaped (apothecia) but may take on a spherical or flask-like form that has a pore opening...
- refers to the apothecia of lichens that have a flat, disk-like shape. discolichen A grouping of ascolichens that produce disk-like apothecia, somewhat analogous...
- Morc****aceae. Members of this family, characterized by their cup- or bowl-shaped apothecia, have a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate regions...
- types of ascomata are the apothecium (plural: apothecia) and perithecium (plural: perithecia).: 14  Apothecia are usually cups or plate-like discs located...
- fruiting bodies (apothecia) that are typically colored bright red or yellow, although a colorless variety of S. coccinea is known. Apothecia usually have...
- rim lichens. Members of the genus have roughly circular fruiting discs (apothecia) with rims that have photosynthetic tissue similar to that of the nonfruiting...
- is a fruticose lichen with branching lobes. Their ****ual structures, apothecia, are bright-orange with spiny projections (cilia) situated around the...
- ****ociated lichenicolous fungi. It is variable with either curved or stellate apothecia. The margins are carbonaceous and raised, without furrows. Mature spores...
- white, 1.5–15 cm (0.59–5.91 in) wide, crustose areolate lichen with large apothecia that mostly grows on rock in the mountains.: 224  It grows in variable...
- papillae and fibrils, and distinctive disc-shaped reproductive structures (apothecia) surrounded by branching filaments. Its development progresses through...