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| − | '''hapter''' (''pl.'' hapters, '' | + | '''hapter''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' hapters, ''variant spelling:'' ''sl.'' [[hapteron]], ''pl.'' [[hapteron]]s) – an attachment organ formed by the [[thallus]] in response to its contact with the [[substrate]]; secondarily formed in some [[fruticose]] lichens (e. g., ''Alectoria'', ''Bryoria'', ''Usnea''), where a [[branch]] may become attached to substrate because of close contact; sometimes also applied to scattered or tufted tiny whitish hair-like structures on the underside of [[foliose]] thalli (e. g., in ''Leptogium''), however, this use is confusing and should better be avoided. ''This is:'' [[Category:Part of lower thallus surface]][[:Category:Part of lower thallus surface|part of lower thallus surface]]. |
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hapter (noun, pl. hapters, variant spelling: sl. hapteron, pl. hapterons) – an attachment organ formed by the thallus in response to its contact with the substrate; secondarily formed in some fruticose lichens (e. g., Alectoria, Bryoria, Usnea), where a branch may become attached to substrate because of close contact; sometimes also applied to scattered or tufted tiny whitish hair-like structures on the underside of foliose thalli (e. g., in Leptogium), however, this use is confusing and should better be avoided. This is:part of lower thallus surface.
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