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Well-delimited marginal soralia of
Parmotrema
.
Marginal soralia in a squamulose lichen (
Hypocenomyce
).
OTHER STRUCTURES
Pseudocyphellae
: tiny interruptions in the upper cortex which expose the medulla. They appear as
small lighter dots or lines, which are best visible at the apex of lobes. Some examples are given
below.
Punctiform pseudocyphellae
: small white dots from which maculiform soralia often originate.
Elongated pseudocyphellae
: small white lines, from which often linear soralia originate.