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Lichens (pronounced /ˈlaɪkən/ , sometimes ) are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic association of a fungus (the mycobiont) with a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont...
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The shelf-form of lichen thallus is a characteristic of the fungal component ... Cell sizes of the alga cannot be used in the classification of the ...
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from simplifying the classification. Bryologist, i, 9.t. Quotation II. Since the thallus of lichens represents a symbiosis of Ascomy- ...
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Introducing lichens, their form and function ... Each lichen species contains a different species of fungi and so it is according to the species of fungi that lichens are classified. This classification is generally based on characteristics of the thallus and reproductive organs.
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Depending on the taxonomic classification chosen, 15-18 orders of the Ascomycota include lichen-forming taxa, and 8-11 of these orders (representing about 60% of ... The taxonomic significance of thallus morphology in Teloschistaceae and the current delimitation of the genus Xanthoria is discussed in light of these results.
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I have adopted the convention of the fungal classification, ... A. ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION:The lichen can reproduce itself by the production of diaspores, lichenized structures in which the algal and fungal units function together as subunits of the lichen thallus; diaspores may be fragments of the thallus or specialized...
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The results confirm that significantly higher concentrations of most metals are found in the central parts of lichen thalli, which is most probably due to ...
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Particles of various elements, such as iron, titanium, aluminum, chromium, and uranium can become embedded in the lichen thallus in the algal and/or fungal layer under moist or dry conditions (Nieboer et al.
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Attention is drawn to the various morphogenetic hypotheses proposed to explain the lichen thallus, but it is concluded that it is best interpreted as a novel phenotype with no exact homologue.
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The mycelium of some few species may grow under laboratory conditions (enough nutriments, addition of algal extracts) on agar, but no lichen-specific thallus is produced, and the development of a fruiting body does not occur.
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