Lichens come in many colors (yellow, red, orange, blue and grey ... This is because lichens are actually two plants living as one - algae and fungus growing together in one colony.

Here it is mostly restricted to low coastal vegetation and rocks. Dilabifilum is a genus of algae characteristically found in symbiosis with fully aquatic lichens in the family Verrucariaceae Cryptic ...

They are symbiotic organisms composed of fungi and algae or cyanobacteria ... said his interest in lichen started when he wanted to know about the vivid yellow and orange blotches covering ...

as we all know that lichens are composites of algae and fungi). The European Space agency removed the lichens from the comfort of their rock dwelling and blasted them off on a Soyuz rocket where they ...

Mosses and lichens are considered the dominant photosynthetic ... Researchers are now planning similar studies on red and orange algae, although that is proving harder to map from space.

Found on every continent, lichen is an extraordinary organism adapted to survive in every habitat except seawater. More than just curious growths on rocks and trees, lichen can endure extreme ...