Zavada M.S. & Simoes P.
(2001):
The possible demi-lichenization of the basidiocarps of Trametes versicolor (L.:Fries) Pilat (Polyporaceae) -
Northeastern Naturalist,
8(1): 101-112
Five species of epiphytes were found associated with the basidiocarps
of the wood-rotting fungus, T. versicolor. Four algae were identified, Hormidium sp.,
Stichococcus bacillaris, Chlorococcum sp., and Trebouxia sp., as well as one species
of bacteria, Azotobacter chroococcum. Azotobacter is a nitrogen-fixing bacterium
often associated with lichens, and may be a significant source of nitrogen for T.
versicolor. Trebouxia, a genus of lichenized algae that is rarely found free living, is
the …
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