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| − | '''photobiont layer''' (''pl.'' photobiont layers) – a distinct, horizontal aggregation of photobiont cells (algae or cyanobacteria) lying just below the upper cortex or close to the surface of lichens that have no cortex; generally developed between thin-walled and loosely interwoven hyphae | + | '''photobiont layer''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' photobiont layers) – a distinct, horizontal aggregation of [[photobiont]] cells ([[algae]] or [[cyanobacteria]]) lying just below the upper [[cortex]] or close to the surface of lichens that have no cortex; generally developed between thin-walled and loosely interwoven hyphae. ''Related terms:'' [[algal layer]], [[algal sheath]], [[cephalodium]], [[hormocytangium]], [[hormocyte]], [[methathallus]]. |
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photobiont layer (noun, pl. photobiont layers) – a distinct, horizontal aggregation of photobiont cells (algae or cyanobacteria) lying just below the upper cortex or close to the surface of lichens that have no cortex; generally developed between thin-walled and loosely interwoven hyphae. Related terms: algal layer, algal sheath, cephalodium, hormocytangium, hormocyte, methathallus.
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