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The fungus-alga relation of pyrenocarpous lichen species has been examined by electron microscopy and compared with the relation in discocarpous species.
It was found that the fungus of pyrenocarpous species approaches the alga in a different way than the fungus of the discocarpous species. This difference is independent of the group to which the alga belongs. It is suggested that the mode of contact of the symbionts is determined by the fungal partner.
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Portion of a dissertation to be submitted to Tel-Aviv University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
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Galun, M., Kushnir, E., Behr, L. et al. Ultrastructural investigation on the alga-fungus relation in pyrenocarpous lichen species. Protoplasma 78, 187–193 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01281531
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