[EN] Lichen thalli represent the most conspicuous examples of fungal-algal interactions. Studies that describe phycobiont diversity within entire thalli are based mainly on Sanger sequencing. In some lichen species, this ...
[EN] The precise boundary delineations between taxa in symbiotic associations are very important for evolutionary and ecophysiological studies. Growing evidence indicates that in many cases, the use of either morphological ...
Álvarez, Raquel; Del Hoyo, Alicia; García Breijo, Francisco José; Reig Armiñana, José; del Campo, Eva María; Guéra, Alfredo; Barreno, Eva; Casano, Leonardo M.(Elsevier, 2012-11-01)
Lichen thalli are permeable to airborne substances, including heavy metals, which are harmful to cell metabolism. Ramalina farinacea shows a moderate tolerance to Pb. This lichen comprises two Trebouxia phycobionts, ...
Expósito, Joana R.; Martín San Román, Sara; Barreno, Eva; Reig-Armiñana, José; García-Breijo, Francisco-José; Catalá, Myriam(MDPI, 2019-07)
[EN] Lichens are poikilohydrous symbiotic associations between a fungus, photosynthetic partners, and bacteria. They are tolerant to repeated desiccation/rehydration cycles and adapted to anhydrobiosis. Nitric oxide (NO) ...
The microalgae of the genus Asterochloris are the preferential phycobionts in Cladonia, Lepraria and Stereocaulon lichens. Recent studies have highlighted the hidden diversity of the genus, even though phycobionts hosting ...
[EN] Simple Summary In this work, we present the formal description of a new species of lichen photobiont (i.e., Trebouxia lynnae) isolated from the lichen Ramalina farinacea. The findings reported here provide an exhaustive ...