Lichens and Fungi

The Lichens & Fungi gallery contains photographs of the composite organism, Lichens, formed from the symbiotic association of certain fungi and green alga or cyanobacterium.

Small Worlds	Life on a Rock	Lichen contrast	Fungus
Map	Rock Stream	Gold	Roof
Lichen Mosaic

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Fungi are a seperate group (kingdom) of organisms separate from plants, animals and bacteria.

Lichens are composite organisms. They consists of a symbiotic association between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner (usually a green alga or cyanobacterium).

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Lichens and Fungi