Definition of Rhizohyphae. Meaning of Rhizohyphae. Synonyms of Rhizohyphae

- This glossary provides an overview of terms used in the description of lichens, composite organisms arising from algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically...
- lichens, which lack a lower cortex. Rhizohyphae are a type of attachment structure on some lichens. Rhizohyphae are more slender than rhizines and are...
- very uneven appearance. The organism attaches to its substrate via pale rhizohyphae (fungal filaments that function like roots). Neither isidia nor soralia...
- globose coccoid cells. It produces a thick thallus and (usually) lacks rhizohyphae and ascending thallus margins. It is endemic to western North America...
- by its two-layered structure consisting of yellow granules above and rhizohyphae below. It was described as a new species in 1877 by Francis Wolle, who...
- surface. The underside of the thallus is paler in colour, with tufts of rhizohyphae that attach to the substrata. All of the standard chemical spot tests...
- a significant bicolouration in cross-section and often lacks a clear rhizohyphae layer. However, the crust's lower regions might appear slightly lighter...
- be slightly wrinkled. The lower surface features scattered, branched rhizohyphae (root-like structures), which range in color from white to dark bluish...
- background. Below the surface, thread-like fungal structures called rhizohyphae extend 1–4 mm beneath the squamules, helping to anchor the lichen. The...
- usually rhizinate on the lower surface, occasionally with holdfasts, rhizohyphae, or a hypothallus. Only a few genera have a naked lower surface (for...