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Preferred term

lichens

Is replaced by

lichens

Definition

[Henderson's] n. a composite organism formed from the symbiotic association of certain basidiomycete or ascomycete fungi and a green alga or a cyanobacterium. This forms a simple thallus, found e.g. encrusting rocks and tree trunks.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Note

[controlled by ] U Grandin, 2013-08-22

Scope note

US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/USLterCV_297

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Created 3/31/16, last modified 3/21/22

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