Definition of Squamules. Meaning of Squamules. Synonyms of Squamules

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Definition of Squamules

Squamule
Squamule Squam"ule, n. (Bot.) Same as Squamula.

Meaning of Squamules from wikipedia

- a lichen that is composed of small, often overlapping "scales" called squamules. If they are raised from the substrate and appear leafy, the lichen may...
- soil or bryophytes, composed of granules that coalesce to create squamules. These squamules are convex to bullate and may lack a cortex, but they have an...
- distinctively elongated squamules with deeply blackened bases on their undersides. The erect growth habit of its primary thallus squamules is also characteristic...
- is made up of tiny to small squamules (scale-like structures) that range from 0.5 to 1.0 cm in diameter. These squamules create a patchy appearance, with...
- 5 mm in diameter squamules sometimes grow as lobes. There are 0-1 or more round to irregular apothecia, up to 0.5 mm wide, on each squamule, with rough and...
- species, and is generally described as a group of squamulose (grow from squamules), cup-bearing lichens. The Cladina morpho-types are often referred to...
- greyish-green squamules, reaching up to 3 mm in width. These squamules are initially rounded, but later divide into lobes up to 1 mm wide. The squamules often...
- their relatively large, thick squamules, which are the leaf-like structures making up the lichen's body. These squamules, ranging in colour from yellow...
- longer stipes to develop, whereby the squamules may overlay other lichens. There are 0-16 apothecia per squamule, that may are pointlike (punctiform) with...
- pygidium closely but not densely clothed with slender and suberect pale squamules; under surface without ****ual mark, the first ventral suture fine but...