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Arthothelium

Arthothelium
Arthothelium spectabile-1.jpg
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.



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