what do the terms of phycobiont and mycobiont signfy
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Phycobiont refers to the algal component of the lichens and mycobiont refers to the fungal component. Both of these are present in symbiotic relationship in which Algae prepare food for Fungi due to presence of chlorophyll whereas the fungus provides shelter to algae and absorbs water and nutrients from the soil.
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Some organisms such as lichens have symbiotic relations or associations.
Symbiosis means that they form a type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms.
In case of lichens, the two biological organisms in association are: algae and fungi.
The algal part is known as phycobiont. (autotrophic)
The fungal part is knwon as mycobiont. (heterotrophic)
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