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jacopo-werther lichen

trumpet lichen

 

 

Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner growing together in asymbiotic relationship.
lipstick image

 

 

 

 

 

 

lipstick lichen

 

 

The photobiont is usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia)
or cyanobacterium (commonly Nostoc).The morphology, physiology
and biochemistry of lichens are very different from those of the
isolated fungus and alga in culture.

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