Reporting in Current Biology today (January 17), Veera Tuovinen of the University of Alberta and her colleagues describe wolf lichens (Letharia) that are made up of an alga along with three types of ...

If you’ve been suffering from purple-looking rashes accompanied by very bad itching, please visit a dermatologist. You could be suffering from what is called Lichen planus. Lichen Planus is a ...

Gordon introduced the group to the three main growth forms ... (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Attendees look for different types of lichen during a Lichen in the Winter World walk with the ...

He stated that lichens come in many different types, adding:” According to biologists, lichens are formed by a close association of fungi and algae. In this symbiosis, algae produce organic materials ...