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apothecium

the fruiting body of some ascomycete fungi (cup fungi) and lichens, containing asci (see ASCUS). Often lightly coloured, they can reach up to 40 cm in diameter, but are usually only a few millimetres across.

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Although Haematomma chilenum is extremely variable in the apothecial morphology, the ascospores are 4- to 7-celled with rare exceptions.

Notes on the genus Haematomma (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) in Argentina/ Notas sobre el genero Haematomma (Ascomycota, Lecanoraceae) en Argentina

Thallus a thin black or yellow crust, or a lobulate, areolate yellow crust, or not evident (growing within substrate); apothecial disk and margin yellow 2.

The lichen flora of the Joliet Military Training Area

Apothecia and thallus K-; apothecial disk a dull waxy yellow with a white pruinose rim Caloplaca ulmorum 2.