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Rob Yaxley
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Naturalist: lichens, moths, beetles, bugs and anything else that catches my eye.
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Good question! Many ascomycete fungi have disc-shaped fruiting bodies, but only lichens have a thallus (the flat bit) with algal cells in it. Often there is no visible thallus in asco fungi. With this one I can see a pale green granular thallus.
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Rob Yaxley
@robyaxley.bsky.social
Naturalist: lichens, moths, beetles, bugs and anything else that catches my eye.
456 followers325 following422 posts