Have you heard the one about the fungus meeting the algae? They took a “lichen” to each other! Biologically speaking, lichens ...

Lichen symbioses constitute a remarkable model of mutualistic interaction, wherein a fungal partner (mycobiont) forms a close and dynamic association with a photosynthetic partner (photobiont), either ...

EDMONTON — Our understanding of the marriage of fungus and algae in the formation of lichen is being upended by a University of Alberta research team whose work is rewriting the biology that ...

It’s been estimated that some 20,000 species of lichens cover 6 to 8% of the planet’s land surfaces, even though referring to the existence of even one species of lichen is just plain crazy talk. In ...

Blacksburg, Va., May 12, 2005 – Researchers from China and the United States have found evidence of lichen-like symbiosis in 600-million-year-old fossils from South China. The previous earliest ...

Symbiosis between fungi and microalgae gives rise to lichen. Some lichen, however, such as Lobaria scrobiculata, have a unique feature: the fungus establishes a symbiosis with a cyanobacteria, thus ...

The Penn State Extension of Berks County Master Gardeners will be featuring questions and answers to inquiries received through their Garden Hotline. Q: What are those blue-green growths on trees and ...

When funny, mold-looking things start growing on landscape trees and shrubs, phones start ringing in Mississippi State University Extension Service offices across the state. Winter is a wonderful time ...

I’m not sure what to do with the erratic weather we’ve been experiencing recently — warm, then icy cold, then warm again. A friend posted a photo of a spotted salamander roving around, presumably ...

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Lichens have long been regarded as emblematic examples of mutualistic symbioses between fungi and photosynthetic partners. Recent research, however, has revealed that these organisms also harbour ...