Cup lichen (Cladonia sp.). Lichens are symbiotic organisms formed of a fungus and an alga that mutually benefit one another. Photographed in the Pyren

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Cup lichen (Cladonia sp.). Lichens are symbiotic organisms formed of a fungus and an alga that mutually benefit one another. Photographed in the Pyrenees.

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Keywords: alga, biological, biology, cladonia, cup, europe, european, fungus, lichen, microbiological, microbiology, mutualism, mutualistic, mycology, pyrenees, symbiont, symbiosis, symbiotic