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The existence of concentric bodies in the lichen species: Parmelia conspersa, Rhizocarpon geographicum and Umbilicaria pustulata is reported. By first time the presence of these structures in the ascospores of the lichen R. geographicum is described.
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Ascaso, C., Galvan, J. Concentric bodies in three lichen species. Arch. Microbiol. 105, 129–130 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00447126
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00447126