are also common. The epithallus sometimes overlies the roof of conceptacles, which are exposed only when the overlying epithallus is eventually shed. The...
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be divided into three layers: the hypothallus, perithallus and epithallus. The epithallus is periodically shed, either in sheets or piecemeal. Corallina...
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genera. They can often only be distinguished by the male genitalia. The epithallus typically consists of three lobes, the middle one being longer and more...
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taxonomically informative character. It periodically sloughs off its epithallus, reducing its overgrowth by algae by as much as 50% compared to bare rock...
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surfaces and prepares it for colonization by other organisms. It sheds its epithallus occasionally in order to prevent other organisms growing over it. Still...
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underlying surface. Lithophyllum reproduces by means of conceptacles. The epithallus is periodically shed to avoid organisms growing on top of the alga. The...
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