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| − | '''prothallus''' (''pl.'' prothalli) – a primal thallus persistent as black rim or outline along the periphery of crustose thalli; composed of radiating, branched hyphae or hyphal bundles; forming a white, reddish or blue-black weft devoid of photobiont cells, sometimes projecting far beyond the thallus across the substrate; if extending between the areoles or thallus | + | '''prothallus''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' prothalli) – a [[primal thallus]] persistent as black rim or outline along the periphery of [[crustose]] [[thalli]]; composed of radiating, branched hyphae or hyphal bundles; forming a white, reddish or blue-black [[weft]] devoid of [[photobiont]] cells, sometimes projecting far beyond the [[thallus]] across the [[substrate]]; if extending between the [[areoles]] or thallus [[lobe]]s better referred to as [[hypothallus]]. |
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prothallus (noun, pl. prothalli) – a primal thallus persistent as black rim or outline along the periphery of crustose thalli; composed of radiating, branched hyphae or hyphal bundles; forming a white, reddish or blue-black weft devoid of photobiont cells, sometimes projecting far beyond the thallus across the substrate; if extending between the areoles or thallus lobes better referred to as hypothallus.
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