lichenes

• Таксономическая группа, включающая лишайники, которые растут симбиотически с водорослями, иногда рассматриваемая как независимая группа, более или менее координируемая с водорослями и грибами.

A taxonomic group comprising lichens that grow symbiotically with algae, sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi.

uncountable · proper noun

1. A taxonomic group of lichensC2formalscientific

   A historical or formal taxonomic grouping comprising lichens, which are symbiotic associations between fungi and algae.

   Таксономическая группа лишайников

   • The class Lichenes was once used to classify all lichenized fungi.
   • Early botanists placed many symbiotic organisms under the group Lichenes.
   • Modern taxonomy no longer recognizes Lichenes as a formal taxonomic rank.