Hestmark G., Lutzoni F. & Miadlikowska J.
(2016):
Photobiont associations in co-occurring umbilicate lichens with contrasting modes of reproduction in coastal Norway,
Lichenologist,
48(5): 545–557
The identity and phylogenetic placement of photobionts associated with two lichen-forming fungi, Umbilicaria spodochroa and Lasallia pustulata were examined. These lichens commonly grow together in high abundance on coastal cliffs in Norway, Sweden and Finland. The mycobiont of U. spodochroa reproduces sexually through ascospores, and must find a suitable algal partner in the environment to re-establish the lichen symbiosis. Lasallia pustulata reproduces mainly vegetatively using symbiotic propagules …
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