Rimose
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Rimose is an adjective used to describe a surface that is cracked or fissured.
Rimose mushroom (Inosperma rimosum)
Crustose lichen
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Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the substrate, making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichens con
Rimose
…Rimose is an adjective used to describe a surface that is cracked or fissured. The term is often used in describing crustose lichens. A rimose surface of a lichen is sometimes contrasted to the surface being areolate. Areolate is an extreme form of being rimose, where the…
Crustose lichens on a wall
Growth of crustose lichen on a tree trunk
Lepraria incana, a powdery lichen
Lecidea atrobrunnea, an endolithic lichen