Ascospore discharge, germination and culture of fungal partners of tropical lichens, including the use of a novel culture technique

Table 4 Ascospore discharge from selected species over the temp erature range 15–45 °C.

Species	Collection number	15 °C	20 °C	25 °C	30 °C	35 °C	45 °C
Arthopyrenia sp.	PKD3	+	+	+	+	+	-
Graphina sp. 9	KY124	-	+	+	+	-	-
Graphis albocolpata	KY147	-	-	+	+	+	-
Haematomma puniceum	KY108	-	+	+	-	+	-
Laurera subdiscreta	SKR1	+	+	+	+	-	-
Pertusaria sp. 4	PKD2	-	+	+	-	+	-
Phaeographina pyrrhochroa	PKD4	-	+	+	-	+	-
Phaeographina sp.	CAM5	-	+	+	+	-	-
Pyrrhospora sp. 1	PKD1	-	+	+	+	+	-
Trypethelium eluteriae	KY79	-	+	+	+	-	-

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