As adjectives the difference between crustose and noncrustose
is that crustose is (lichenology) of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate while noncrustose is not crustose.
crustose
English
Adjective
(-)
(lichenology) Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.
Coordinate terms
* (of a lichen) foliose, fruticose, squamose
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