Definition
Apothecium (pl. apothecia), an open, cuplike or saucerlike, ascus-bearing fungal fruiting body (ascocarp), often supported on a stalk.
Image: Several apothecia of the fungal genus Cookeina on rotting wood in American Samoa.
Apothecium (pl. apothecia), an open, cuplike or saucerlike, ascus-bearing fungal fruiting body (ascocarp), often supported on a stalk.
Image: Several apothecia of the fungal genus Cookeina on rotting wood in American Samoa.