False cup point - false cup point

Japanese: 偽盃点 - ぎはいてん
False cup point - false cup point

...Algae use the water in the lichen to carry out photosynthesis, and the products of this synthesis are absorbed by the hyphae in the medulla and used by the symbiotic fungi.
[Appendages and Reproduction]
Lichens develop appendages specific to lichens, such as sporophytes, lobules, rhizoids, umbilicates, cup-shaped points, pseudocup-shaped points, and capitulum. Sporophytes, lobules, and lobules are asexual reproductive organs that occur on the surface of the lichen body and can easily separate from the lichen body to form new individuals.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "fake cup points" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…藻類は地衣体内の水分を利用して光合成を行い,その同化産物は髄層の菌糸から吸収され,共生菌の生活に利用される。
[付属器官と生殖]
 地衣類には粉芽,裂芽(針芽),ロビュール,仮根(偽根),臍状体,盃点,偽盃点,頭状体等の地衣類特有の付属器官が発達する。粉芽,裂芽,ロビュールは地衣体表面に生じる無性生殖器官で,地衣体から容易に分離して新個体を形成する。…

※「偽盃点」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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