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n. - Cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond; A spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi.

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  • Indusium minute, concealed beneath the sorus, divided into a few beaded hairs.
  • Indusium star-shaped, of a few irregular segments fixed beneath the sorus, often obscure.
  • Indusium hood-shaped, fixed centrally behind the sorus and arching over it, soon withering, often illusive.
  • Indusium cup-shaped, fixed beneath the sorus, supported by the tooth of a leaf; sporangia borne in an elevated, globular receptacle open at the top.
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