lichen
composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship
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lichen
Summary
lichen ranks in the top 0.45% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,854 views/month, #354 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- lichen is a type of holobiont[2].
- lichen's Commons category is recorded as Lichens[3].
- lichen comprises mycobiont[4].
- lichen comprises photobiont[5].
- lichen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lichens[6].
- lichen's Commons gallery is recorded as Lichen[7].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia (1902–1905)[10].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[14].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19].
- lichen's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia Tatarica[20].
- lichen's manifestation of is recorded as mutualism[21].
- lichen's manifestation of is recorded as symbiosis[22].
- lichen's studied by is recorded as lichenology[23].
Body
Definition and Type
lichen is a type of holobiont[2].
Use and Application
Components include mycobiont[4] and photobiont[5].
Why It Matters
lichen ranks in the top 0.45% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,854 views/month, #354 of 77,819).[1] lichen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] lichen is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]