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| − | '''ostropalean''' ( | + | '''ostropalean''' ([[Category:Adjective]][[:Category:Adjective|adjective]], [[Category:Ascus term]][[:Category:Ascus term|ascus term]]) – with a thick [[tholus]] ''and'' opening by a pore; referring to [[asci]] that have a distinctly thickened tholus, but release their spores through a pore and not by [[extrusion]]. The ostropalean [[ascus]] is sometimes classified as a variation of the [[annular]] ascus, but has a distinctly thickened tholus instead of an annulus. Because of the tholus the ostropalean ascus can easily be mistaken for a [[lecanoralean]] or [[bitunicate]] ascus. However, spores are released through a pore instead of forcible "explosive" ejection by active discharge ("[[jack-in-the-box]]"). ''Kind of:'' [[Category:Ascus dehiscence type]][[:Category:Ascus dehiscence type|ascus dehiscence type]]. |
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ostropalean (adjective,ascus term) – with a thick tholus and opening by a pore; referring to asci that have a distinctly thickened tholus, but release their spores through a pore and not by extrusion. The ostropalean ascus is sometimes classified as a variation of the annular ascus, but has a distinctly thickened tholus instead of an annulus. Because of the tholus the ostropalean ascus can easily be mistaken for a lecanoralean or bitunicate ascus. However, spores are released through a pore instead of forcible "explosive" ejection by active discharge ("jack-in-the-box"). Kind of:ascus dehiscence type.
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