Lichens
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Most of us walk past lichen-covered rocks, splotched with grays, greens, and golds, without giving them a closer look. Ari Daniel Shapiro visits with mycologist Anne Pringle and graduate student Benjamin Wolfe to learn about these amazing symbiotic organisms, formed when a fungus partners with an algae. Each lichen can host an entire microcosm, a microbial landscape teeming with life. These worlds-within-worlds are proving an invaluable tool for scientists studying our changing landscapes.
Umbilicaria. Photo Credit: Benjamin Wolfe
Duration: 5:26
Published: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:37:25 +0000
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- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Nucletmycea
- Fungi (mushrooms, lichens, molds, yeasts and relatives)
- Dikarya
- Ascomycota (sac fungi)
- Lecanoromycetes
- Lecanorales
- Parmeliaceae
- Xanthoparmelia (xanthoparmelia lichen)
- Xanthoparmelia plittii (Plitt's rock-shield)
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