symbothic relationship with blue green algae
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Symbiosis in lichens is the mutually helpful symbiotic relationship of green algae and/or blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) living among filaments of a fungus, forming lichen.
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Living as a symbiont in a lichen appears to be a successful way for a fungus to derive essential nutrients, as about 20℅ of all fungal species have aquired this mode of life. The autotrophic symbionts occuring in lichens are a wide variety of simple photosynthetic organisms commonly and traditionally known as algae. These symbionts include both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
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