Question

What are examples of lichens?

Answer 1

Lichens

1. A lichen is a composite organism made up of algae or cyanobacteria living in a mutualistic association with filaments of several fungal species.
2. Lichens have characteristics that are distinct from those of their constituent species.
3. They come in a variety of colors, sizes, and shapes, and they resemble plants but do not plant.
4. They can have small, leafless branches (fruticose); flat leaf-like structures (foliose); crust-like, adhering securely to a surface (substrate) like a thick layer of paint (crustose); or a powder-like appearance (leprose).
   Examples of lichens
5. Letharia vulpina (fruticose), Flavoparmelia caperata (foliose), Caloplaca marina (crustose), and other lichens are common examples.