Lecanorineae
Encyclopedia
Lecanorineae are a suborder of pezizomycetes
fungi, commonly known as the lichen
s and rostrate
asci
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Pezizomycetes
Pezizomycetes are a class of fungi within the phylum Ascomycota.Pezizomycetes are apothecial fungi, meaning that their spore producing/releasing bodies are typically disk-like, bearing on their upper surfaces a layer of cylindrical spore producing cells called asci, from which the spores are...
fungi, commonly known as the lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
s and rostrate
Rostrum (anatomy)
The term rostrum is used for a number of unrelated structures in different groups of animals:*In crustaceans, the rostrum is the forward extension of the carapace in front of the eyes....
asci
Ascus
An ascus is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi. On average, asci normally contain eight ascospores, produced by a meiotic cell division followed, in most species, by a mitotic cell division. However, asci in some genera or species can number one , two, four, or multiples...
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