Epiphyllous lichen

An epiphyllous lichen ("epi" = "above", "phyllous" = "leaf"), or foliicolous lichen is a lichen that uses a leaf as its substrate.[1] Chlorophyta are common photosynthetic partners phycobionts of epiphyllous lichens.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lichen Photobionts, University of Nebraska Omaha Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.