Lichens in the aquatic and subaquatic family Verrucariaceae associate with specific freshwater algae as a photosynthetic partner. This is a key innovation in their evolution. The flexibility needed to ...

Lichens are fascinating organisms formed through a symbiotic relationship between fungi and photosynthetic partners, typically algae or cyanobacteria. This unique partnership allows lichens to ...

These nutrients cause increased aquatic plant growth of algae and other plants. Lichens close lichenAn organism that is part fungus and part algae or cyanobacteria. Lichen grow in exposed places ...