• It is characterized by its squamulose thallus, compound apothecia, ellipsoid asco -spores, and the presence of rhizines on the lower surface of the thallus. (jjh.cz)
  • Underside black with sparse rhizines, tan towards edges. (irishlichens.ie)
  • Resembles P. membranacea but with much flatter veins and dense, bushy rhizines on the underside. (outerhebridesfungi.co.uk)
  • P. leucophlebia is green with dark wart-like cephalodia on its upper surface, and distinct veins and dark rhizines on the underside, paler towards the margin. (cumbrialichensbryophytes.org.uk)
  • A lichen with rhizines is termed rhizinate, while a lichen lacking rhizines is termed erhizinate. (wikipedia.org)
  • Folios lichen - Plitt's Xanthoparmelia plitti, Lettuce lichen/Lobaria oregana & Rhizine Photo by Ed Uebel - NOTE: Lichens are not parasitic. (followingdeercreek.com)
  • In lichens, rhizines are multicellular root-like structures, arising mostly from the lower surface. (wikipedia.org)
  • Characteristics of the rhizines are used to identify lichens, for example: whether they are dense or sparse, whether they are uniformly distributed or clumped in specific areas, and whether they are straight or branched. (wikipedia.org)
  • Only foliose lichens may possess rhizines, not crustose or fruticose lichens, which lack a lower cortex. (wikipedia.org)
  • Leafy lichens that use tiny rhizines to attach to substrate. (followingdeercreek.com)
  • Rhizines are hair-like structures that anchor lichens to the substrate and they come in different shapes and sizes. (blogspot.com)
  • G . palmatum is small in size (up to 0.7 cm), with compressed, lanceolate axes, irregular, digitate to palmate branches, abundant rhizines in the medulla, tetrasporangial sori without sterile margins, and rounded bilocular cystocarps borne subapically on palmate branchlets. (e-algae.org)
  • The thallus attaches to a surface by means of small root-like rhizines . (eol.org)
  • A lichen with rhizines is termed rhizinate, while a lichen lacking rhizines is termed erhizinate. (wikipedia.org)
  • In lichens, rhizines are multicellular root-like structures, arising mostly from the lower surface. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lower surface smooth, pale brown, without rhizines. (myspecies.info)
  • lower surface with simple rhizines, dark brown towards the margin, center darker. (lichensmaritimes.org)
  • Yellowish green above with black under surface with light-brown margins and simple rhizines. (outerhebridesfungi.co.uk)
  • A large Peltigera species, characterized by tomentose lobes with down turned margins and by richly branched to confluent rhizines. (dalib.cz)
  • Rhizohyphae are more slender than rhizines and are one cell thick in diameter. (wikipedia.org)
  • Only foliose lichens may possess rhizines, not crustose or fruticose lichens, which lack a lower cortex. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because their rhizines , which are similar to roots, are not capable of penetrating the bark deep enough to disrupt the tree's health. (acompletetreecare.com)