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Lichen

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Dry black lichen on dead branch in our woods.

Notes:

A lichen is not a single organism, but the result of a partnership (mutualistic symbiosis) between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacteria.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
KarenL
Thanks Clive - you are right it is a lichen but I can't find an exact species match.

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Symbiotic Relationships
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PublishedDecember 21, 2011

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