Closed or hidden fruiting structures in fungi, particularly in lichens and ascomycetes.
From Greek 'kleistos' (closed) and 'theke' (case/container), with Latinized plural ending. Mycological term.
Some fungi developed completely hidden spore chambers that never release their spores into the air—a sneaky reproductive strategy that makes them nearly invisible to the fungi-eating insects hunting them.
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