Xanthoria Flammea
by Meckes/ottawa
Title
Xanthoria Flammea
Artist
Meckes/ottawa
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through lichen Xanthoria flammea lichen. Lichens are organisms formed by the symbiotic association of a fungus and a green alga or cyanobacterium. The fungus grows a network of tube-like hyphae that extract nutrients from photosynthesising algae (green spheres). The hyphae can also absorb minerals from rainwater or acidic digestion of the substrate. Xanthoria lichen are classified as foliose due to their branched appearance and flattened leaf-like structures. Magnification x800 when printed 10 cm wide.
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May 19th, 2021
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