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Lobaria pulmonaria
This was a beautiful wooded area. We trekked along a river that lead to a waterfall. It was cool and relaxing.
Spotted on Jul 4, 2011
Submitted on Jul 19, 2011
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This is a very cool organism.
Q. Why is Lobaria put in the "other organisms" grouping of Project Noah? A. Because it is a "symbiosis involving members of three 'kingdoms' of organisms: an ascomycete fungus and a green algal partner living together in a symbiotic relationship with a cyanobacterium". Take a look at this instructive photomicrograph of a section through Lobaria pulmonaria. http://www.lichen.com/bigpix/section.htm...