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- Subclass of
- mycology
- Image
- Rhizocarpon geographicum on quartz.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lecanorales
- topic's main category
- Category:Lichenology
- is the study of
- lichen
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- The beginnings
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Lichens in pharmacology
- Bibliography
- Notable lichenologists
- Lichenology organizations
- Lichen collections
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
thumb|Lichen
Lichenology is the branch of mycology that studies the lichens, symbiotic organisms made up of an intimate symbiotic association of a microscopic alga (or a cyanobacterium) with a filamentous fungus. Lichens are chiefly characterized by this symbiosis.
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