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Organism Forms > Lichens
Eukaryota > Fungi > Lichens

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Lichens  

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Definition

  • Any of a group of plants formed by a symbiotic combination of a fungus with an algae or CYANOBACTERIA, and sometimes both. The fungal component makes up the bulk of the lichen and forms the basis for its name.

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