Lichen - Wikipedia
A lichen (/ ˈ l aɪ k ən / LY-kən, UK also / ˈ l ɪ tʃ ən / LITCH-ən) is a hybrid colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among filaments of multiple fungi species, along with yeasts …
Lichen - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lichen-covered tree, Isles of Scilly, UK. Grey, leafy lichen upper half of trunk; yellowy-green lichen on middle, lower half and up the extreme right side; and a shrubby lichen. Lichens are a …
Outline of lichens - Wikipedia
Lichen – composite organism made up of multiple species – a fungal partner, one or more photosynthetic partners, which can be either green algae or cyanobacteria, and, in at least 52 …
Lichen | Definition, Symbiotic Relationship, Mutualism, Types,
2024年9月24日 · lichen, any of about 15,000 species of plantlike organisms that consist of a symbiotic association of algae (usually green) or cyanobacteria and fungi (mostly ascomycetes …
About Lichens - US Forest Service
Lichens are a complex life form that is a symbiotic partnership of two separate organisms, a fungus and an alga. The dominant partner is the fungus, which gives the lichen the majority of …
What is a Lichen? - The British Lichen Society
A lichen is not a single organism; it is a stable symbiotic association between a fungus and algae and/or cyanobacteria. Like all fungi, lichen fungi require carbon as a food source; this is …
Lichen - The Canadian Encyclopedia
2009年8月18日 · Lichen is a dual organism composed of fungi living in close association with green algae or Cyanobacteria. As composite organisms, they cannot be formally classified …
Lichen Biology - US Forest Service
Lichen Biology Structure. Lichens do not have a waxy cuticle like plants have on their leaves, nor do they have vascular tissue such as xylem and phloem to move nutrients and water around …
5.5: Lichens - Biology LibreTexts
2024年4月21日 · A lichen is a combination of two organisms, a green alga or cyanobacterium and an ascomycete fungus, living in a symbiotic relationship. Whereas algae normally grow only in …
What is a lichen? - WSL
A lichen is a symbiotic organism, i.e. one that is made up of two different species that both benefit from each other. The basis of the lichen organism is a fungus, the mycobiont. In most cases …