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Red non-lecanorine apothecia of
Cladonia
.
Brown non-lecanorine apothecia of
Cladonia
.
Apothecia with a particular shape -
lirellae
: the apothecia are much longer than wide, sometimes
branched (
Graphis
,
Opegrapha
etc.).
Apothecia with a particular shape -
lirellae arranged in a stroma
(
Glyphis
and
Sarcographa
)
Apothecia with a particular shape –
pin-like lichens
: in many Caliciales the apothecia are located at
the top of long stalks. The asci produce an unlimited amount of spores, so that the apex of the 'pins' is
covered by a mass of black, brown or greenish spores, called
maezedium
. Some examples are
provided below.
