Stefan F. WirthApr 24, 2025

My #photo shows #lichens #Xanthoria #parietina (Teloschistales) and #Physcia #adscendens (Caliciales) on a branch of #tree Carpinus betulus. The #symbiosis of #mycobiont (fungus) and #photobiont (algae) = lichens has still much #research potential. The authors C. Lorenz et al. (2023) e.g. have successfully tested X. parietina for use in #space under #Martian conditions.

©#StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

Reference
C. Lorenz et al. (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32008-6

Photos: lichens © S. F. Wirth Berlin

CellBioNewsMay 5, 2023

Study sheds light on #symbiont relationship between #orchids and #fungi.

#Dendrobium #conservation #mycobiont #Tulasnella

https://phys.org/news/2023-05-symbiont-relationship-orchids-fungi.html

Study sheds light on symbiont relationship between orchids and fungi

Dendrobium chrysotoxum is an epiphytic orchid species that grows on tree trunks or as a lithophyte on rocks. It is of great ornamental and medicinal importance. The over-exploitation of D. chrysotoxum from the wild continues to pose a serious threat to the orchid's survival.

Phys.org
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