photobiont

Noun

Meaning

photobiont (plural photobionts)

A photosynthetic symbiont, especially those in symbiosis with fungi in lichen.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A photobiont may be associated with many different mycobionts or may live independently; accordingly, lichens are named and classified as fungal species. Source: Internet

These fragments can take the form of soredia, dust-like particles consisting of fungal hyphen wrapped around photobiont cells. Source: Internet

It is possible that the photobiont triggers otherwise latent genes in the mycobiont. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

photobiomodulation photobiomodulatory photobionic photobiophysical photobiophysics photobioreactor