podetium
Sign in to savethumb|Podetia rising up from the primary thallus of Cladonia coniocraea A podetium (plural: podetia) is the upright secondary thallus in Cladonia lichens. It is a hollow stalk extending from the . Podetia can be pointed stalks, club like, cupped, or branched in shape and may or may not contain the ascocarp, the fruiting body, of the lichen. It is not considered part of the primary thallus as it is a fruiting structure for reproduction. A lichen can be described as "podetiate" when it forms a podetium.
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It is catalogued under the topic Fungal morphology and anatomy.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Structure and development
- Taxonomic significance
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thumb|Podetia rising up from the primary thallus of Cladonia coniocraea A podetium (plural: podetia) is the upright secondary thallus in Cladonia lichens. It is a hollow stalk extending from the . Podetia can be pointed stalks, club like, cupped, or branched in shape and may or may not contain the ascocarp, the fruiting body, of the lichen. It is not considered part of the primary thallus as it is a fruiting structure for reproduction. A lichen can be described as "podetiate" when it forms a podetium.
==Structure and development==
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