In return, the plant provides the fungi with energy-rich carbohydrates. Another type of mutualistic fungus occurs in lichens. A lichen appears to be a single organism but is actually a composite: a ...

Scientists discover a third fungus that is widespread in lichens, but it’s not clear yet whether it’s a partner in the algal-fungal symbiosis or a bystander. Kerry served as The Scientist’s news ...

For over a hundred years after the discovery of the first Prototaxites fossils, scientists argued about whether they were fungi, trees, lichens or ... called the wood-wide web — transporting ...

They were considered to be ‘brood cells’ or organs of reproduction of the lichen-fungus. This interpretation of their function was accepted until the appearance of the classic work of ...

The three receptor sites are all protected sites chosen for their abundance of decaying wet willow wood for the fungus ... said Matt Wainhouse, fungi and lichen senior specialist for Natural ...

But what makes lichens most fascinating is that each species is a curious, plantlike structure composed of a fungus and an alga — or sometimes a cyanobacterium — that have formed inseparable ...

Looking for help identifying fungi, lichen or bryophytes that you've found? We've gathered a selection identification guides, for both beginners and those with a little more experience. We've also ...

KUNMING -- A research team has discovered a new lichen genus on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is known as the "roof of the world." The genus has been named Pseudosolorina. The team's findings were ...