a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
Derived forms
apothecial (ˌæpəˈθiːsɪəl)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from apo- + Greek thēkion a little case
Examples of 'apothecia' in a sentence
apothecia
In addition, the appearance of apothecia in various years has also been studied.
Anna-Marja Halkilahti 1962, 'The survival of sclerotia of Sclerotinia trifoliorum erikss. on the soil and the occurrenceof clover rot in various years', Agricultural and Food Sciencehttps://journal.fi/afs/article/view/71577. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, sclerotia produced on rice husks formed larger numbers of apothecia when buried in soil.
Gesimária Ribeiro Costa, Jefferson Luis da Silva Costa 2007, 'INFLUÊNCIA DO SOLO E DE SUBSTRATOS PARA PRODUÇÃO DE ESCLERÓDIOS NA GERMINAÇÃO CARPOGÊNICADE Sclerotinia sclerotiorum INFLUENCE OF SOIL AND SUBSTRATES ON SCLEROTIUM PRODUCTIONIN THE CARPOGENIC GERMINATION OF Sclerotinia sclerotiorum', Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropicalhttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/pat/article/view/2130. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The total number of ash leaf rachises and apothecia were counted.
Tadeusz Kowalski, Maciej Białobrzeski, Agnieszka Ostafińska 2013, 'The occurrence of Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus apothecia in the leaf litter of Fraxinusexcelsior stands with ash dieback symptoms in southern Poland', Acta Mycologicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/am/article/view/2627. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These sclerotia can give rise to either mycelia or apothecia.
Anna-Marja Halkilahti 1962, 'The survival of sclerotia of Sclerotinia trifoliorum erikss. on the soil and the occurrenceof clover rot in various years', Agricultural and Food Sciencehttps://journal.fi/afs/article/view/71577. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, this fungus formed apothecia only on leaves isolated from their plant host.
Elżbieta Zioło, Tadeusz Madej, Janusz Błaszkowski 2014, 'Trochila ilicina (Helotiales, Ascomycota), a fungus newly found in Poland', Acta Mycologicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/am/article/view/3652. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Light induces the differentiation of conidia and apothecia, while sclerotia are exclusively formed in the absence of light.
Julia Schumacher, Adeline Simon, Kim Christopher Cohrs, Muriel Viaud, Paul Tudzynski 2014, 'The transcription factor BcLTF1 regulates virulence and light responses in the necrotrophicplant pathogen Botrytis cinerea.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3886904?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Independently of the soil water content, germination of sclerotia and production of apothecia increased with watering frequency.
Reginaldo Napoleão, Adalberto Correa Café Filho, Carlos Alberto Lopes, Luiz CarlosBhering Nasser, Waldir Aparecido Marouelli 2007, 'Efeito da freqüência de rega e da umidade do solo sobre a germinação carpogênica desclerotinia sclerotiorum Effect of watering frequency and soil moisture status oncarpogenic germination of Sclerotina sclerotiorum', Summa Phytopathologicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-54052007000100012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)