Lichen on a tree. Lichens is a symbiotic organism,one in which the components are more successful together than they would be apart. /it comprises a fungus and an alga. The fungus is known as a mycobiont. It provides protection and shelter for the alga. In return the alga,known as a photobiont,provides sugars for the fungus through photosynthesis. The fungus collects these by means of specially adapted hyphae called appressoria. Photographed in Estonia | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / De Fraeye, Mark |
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