Arthothelium | |
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Arthothelium spectabile | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
Order: | Arthoniales |
Family: | Arthoniaceae |
Genus: |
Arthothelium A. Massal. |
Type species | |
Arthothelium scandinavicum Th. Fr. |
Arthothelium is a lichenized genus of fungi in the family Arthoniaceae.
Photograph of an ascus from A. spectabile taken through a compound microscope (x1000), showing a ballon-shaped ascus containing eight, hyaline, muriform spores.