Boreal felt lichen, Atlantic population (Erioderma pedicellatum) recovery strategy: appendix A
Appendix a: Glossary of Terms
cyanolichen – lichen whose photosynthetic partner is a cyanobacterium (also called blue-green alga)
epiphyte – a lichen that grows on or is attached to another living plant
foliose – flattened and leaf-like in appearance
mycobiont – fungal partner that joins with a bacterium to form a lichen
phorophyte – the host of an epiphyte
photobiont – photosynthetic partner (bacterium) that joins with a fungal partner to form a lichen
thallus (plural form: thalli) – name for the vegetative lichen body
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