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| − | '''photobiont''' (''pl.'' photobionts) – the photosynthetic partner of a [[lichen symbiosis]], i. e., a population of photosynthetic organisms that inhabit a lichen [[thallus]], either a population of [[prokaryotic]] ([[cyanobacteria]], ''cf.'' [[cyanobiont]]) or [[eukaryotic algae]] (mostly [[green algae]], ''cf.'' [[chlorobiont]]). | + | '''photobiont''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' photobionts; [[Category:Ecology term]][[:Category:Ecology term|ecology term]]) – the photosynthetic partner of a [[lichen symbiosis]], i. e., a population of photosynthetic organisms that inhabit a lichen [[thallus]], either a population of [[prokaryotic]] ([[cyanobacteria]], ''cf.'' [[cyanobiont]]) or [[eukaryotic algae]] (mostly [[green algae]], ''cf.'' [[chlorobiont]]). ''Related terms:'' [[alga]], [[primary photobiont]], [[secondary photobiont]]. |
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photobiont (noun, pl. photobionts;ecology term) – the photosynthetic partner of a lichen symbiosis, i. e., a population of photosynthetic organisms that inhabit a lichen thallus, either a population of prokaryotic (cyanobacteria, cf. cyanobiont) or eukaryotic algae (mostly green algae, cf. chlorobiont). Related terms: alga, primary photobiont, secondary photobiont.
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