They now have samples connecting tardigrade species with the moss and lichen species where they were found. This will help researchers determine which species of mosses and lichens are tardigrades’ ...

Their diversity, in fact, is amazing with more than 900 known lichen species in Georgia. One hardwood tree may harbor more than 30 species. But what makes lichens most fascinating is that each ...

After nearly 100 years of study, the consensus by the 21st century was that the lichens of the Smokies were a known quantity. Biologists estimated that the 463 species that had been documented in ...

In the cold, lightless Pacific Ocean deep, the seabed is scattered with metal-rich rocks coveted by miners -- and huge ...

Lichens are characteristic elements of temperate and tropical forests. We are studying the spatial patterns of lichen species richness and community composition along different scales, from individual ...

The dot lichen Toniniopsis dissimilis was only recently discovered and scientifically described as a new species in the Allgäu Alps. Like almost all lichens, it produces so-called secondary ...

Two new lichen species have been discovered at Horton Plains by botanists. Scientifically named Anzia mahaeliyensis and Anzia flavotenuis, these will upgrade the endemic checklist of Sri Lankan ...

As a consequence of the research we are revising the taxonomy of critical species groups, particularly within the family Verrucariaceae, and producing guidebooks and keys for freshwater lichens.

KUNMING -- A research team has discovered a new lichen genus on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is known as the "roof of the world." The genus has been named Pseudosolorina. The team's findings were ...

They now have samples connecting tardigrade species with the moss and lichen species where they were found. This will help researchers determine which species of mosses and lichens are tardigrades ...

said that lichens are symbiotic organisms composed of algae and fungi, and are capable of surviving in extreme environments. According to Wang, the Pseudosolorina genus has eight species ...