Natural History Photographs


Many fungi, especially in the Ascomycota, are obligatory associated with symbionts, either green algae or cyanobacteria. Such symbioses take a rich variety of forms, characteristic of the fungal species. Below you find a sample of the diversity of growth forms of the lichens with cyanobacterial symbionts.
Blennothallia crispa
Authority:(Huds.) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin, 2013
Synonyms:Collema crispum (Huds.) F.H. Wigg. 1780
Lichen crispus Huds. 1762
Nederlands:Gewoon geleimos
Norsk:kalkglye
Svenska:krusig gelélav
Coccocarpia erythroxyli
Authority:(Spreng.) Swinscow & Krog 1976
Synonyms:Lecidea erythroxyli Spreng. 1820
Enchylium tenax
Authority:(Sw.) Gray, 1821
Synonyms:Collema tenax (Sw.) Ach. 1810
Nederlands:Dik geleimos
Norsk:jordglye
Svenska:seg gelélav
Ephebe lanata
English:Rockshag lichen
Deutsch:Wollige Flaumflechte
Norsk:vanlig trådlav
Svenska:trådlav
Euopsis pulvinata
Deutsch:Polster-Schönauge
Svenska:mörk granatlav
Lathagrium fuscovirens
Authority:(With.) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin, 2013
Synonyms:Collema fuscovirens
Nederlands:Bolletjes-geleimos
Norsk:bølgeglye
Svenska:kalkgelélav
Lathagrium cristatum
Authority:(L.) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin, 2013
Synonyms:Collema cristatum
Norsk:fingerglye
Svenska:kamgelélav
Lobarina scrobiculata
Synonyms:Lobaria scrobiculata
Deutsch:Grauschorfige Lungenflechte
Norsk:skrubbenever
Svenska:skrovellav
Pannaria conoplea
Authority:(Ach.) Bory 1828
English:Mealy-rimmed shingle lichen
Deutsch:Blaugraue Tuchflechte
Norsk:grynfiltlav
Svenska:grynlav
Pannaria rubiginosa
Authority: (Ach.) Delise 1828
English:Red-eyed shingle lichen
Deutsch:Rotfrüchtige Tuchflechte
Norsk:kystfiltlav
Svenska:västlig gytterlav
Peltigera cf. hymenina
Authority:(Ach.) Delise,1830
Nederlands:Kaal leermos
Deutsch:Salat-Schildflechte
Norsk:papirnever
Svenska:sydlig filtlav
Peltigera didactyla
Authority:(With.) J.R. Laundon,1984
Nederlands:Soredieus leermos
English:Alternating dog-lichen
Deutsch:Zwerg-Schildflechte
Norsk:smånever
Svenska:styverlav
Scytinium turgidum
Authority:(Ach.) Otálora, P.M. Jørg. & Wedin, 2013
Nederlands:Muurzwelmos
Synalissa ramulosa & Romjularia lurida
Deutsch:Beeren-Gallertkissen
Svenska:synalissa
Thyrea confusa
Deutsch:Bereifte Gallertnabelflechte
Svenska:navelgelélav