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Lichenomphalia umbellifera, also known as the lichen agaric or the green-pea mushroom lichen, [2] [3] is a species of basidiolichen in the family Hygrophoraceae. L. umbellifera forms a symbiotic relationship with unicellular algae in the genus Coccomyxa. [2] [4] It is regarded as nonpoisonous. [5]
A lichen (/ ˈ l aɪ k ən / LIE-kən, UK also / ˈ l ɪ tʃ ən / LI-chən) is a hybrid colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among filaments of multiple fungi species, along with yeasts and bacteria [1] [2] embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualistic relationship.
Lichen thalli provide a complex and varied habitat for lichenicolous fungi, characterised by biological gradients that range from actively growing to decaying parts. This diversity within a single thallus creates a spectrum of microenvironments, which may contribute to the diversification of fungal life strategies.
Symbiosis in lichens is the mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship of green algae and/or blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) living among filaments of a fungus, ...
Lichens are composed of at least two organisms, a fungus and an alga or sometimes cyanobacteria (a type of photosynthetic bacteria) and sometimes other bacteria, fungi, or algae. The fungus and ...
Lichenomphalia is both a basidiolichen and an agaric genus. [2] [3] Most of the species have inconspicuous lichenized thalli that consist of scattered, small, loose, nearly microscopic green balls or foliose small flakes containing single-celled green algae in the genus Coccomyxa, [4] all interconnected by a loose network of hyphae.
A bay bolete mushroom, Dasyscyphella nivea mold, common greenshield lichen, Penicillium mold on a clementine This glossary of mycology is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to mycology , the study of fungi .
Depending on context, the entire lichen, or just the fungus that is part of the lichen. Both the lichen and the fungus that is a part of the lichen are currently (2014) given the same species name, which creates an ambiguity. An example of when "lichenized fungus" refers to just the fungus is when the fungus is grown in culture without a ...