Lobaria pulmonaria lichen fungus consisting of an ascomycete fungus and a green algae

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Lobaria pulmonaria lichen consisting of an ascomycete fungus and a green algae. These lichens are sensitive to pollution and this makes them an excellent indicator of the ecosystem's health. They are considered endangered species in some of the European countries.

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo credit: © Laszlo Podor / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: alga, algae, ascomycete, ascomycota, close-, cyanobacterium, environmental, epiphytic, forest, forestry, fungi, fungus, green, growth, indicator, lecanoromycetes, lichen, lobaria, lobariaceae, lung, lungs, lungwort, moss, native, nature, nova, oak, peltigerales, pulmonaria, scotia, symbiosis, symbiotic, tree, trunk, woodland