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Perithecia, which are fruiting bodies used for spore production, were previously unknown in this species but have now been observed in some specimens. They are solitary and scattered, shaped like half-spheres to almost complete spheres, measuring 0.2â0.3 mm across and 0.1â0.2 mm high. Their
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by the authors, are consistently present, with each thallus patch containing 1 to 8 of these structures. These peltidiangia begin to develop at the centre of the patch and are almost perfectly circular, featuring a relatively thick, upright margin that is white and composed of raised hyphae that are
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thallus, which appears as pale greenish yellow to pale yellowish grey rounded patches, ranging from 0.5 to 1.7 mm in diameter. The edges of these patches are slightly lobed, and the surface is typically smooth and somewhat shiny, becoming more intricate when examined closely. The thallus is
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Lebreton, Elise; Ertz, Damien; LĂŒcking, Robert; Simon, Antoine; Smith, Clifford; SĂ©rusiaux, EmmanuĂ«l (2024). "Further expansion of morphological variability in the
Porinaceae (Ascomycota, Ostropales) with the placement of the enigmatic genus
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is present, which may or may not be fully developed, made of a single layer of blocky or multi-sided cells that sometimes have a slightly brownish tinge. Surrounding the thallus is the
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stains (Iâ) and measure about 92.5 by 12 ÎŒm. The top of the ascus is slightly flat, with a small ring structure. Each ascus holds eight spores, which are spindle-shaped (
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924:Taxa described in 2007
321:is closely related to
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478:hamathecium
437:Phycopeltis
385:Phycopeltis
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331:Description
182:foliicolous
89:Gyalectales
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598:Mycosphere
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403:, termed
307:molecular
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858:MycoBank
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795:Q5518854
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745:Taiwania
574:riparian
518:fusiform
490:granules
447:glabrous
427:peltidia
240:Taxonomy
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850:2590211
555:Vanuatu
524:septate
484:hyaline
453:ostiole
369:oxalate
254:Hamakua
198:Vanuatu
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