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Lichens and Fungi

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Lichens are organisms formed by the symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae or fungi and cyanobacteria (microscopic bacteria that use photosynthesis). This means that there is a cooperation between the fungi and algae or cyanobacteria on a microscopic, and both organisms get benefits from the cooperation.
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Iceland moss Cetraria islandica is actually a lichen
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Arctic finger lichen Dactylina arctica
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Fungi is a group that includes yeasts, molds, lichens and mushrooms. It is the group that includes the mot diversity of species in the arctic but It is hard to study must fungi because they are mostly found underground or are microscopic. Only 2,600 fungi species are known and visible to the human eye in the arctic, but CAFF estimates more than 10,000 species in total. We will focus fungi attributes that can be seen above ground, particularly mushrooms, which are the fruiting bodies of some fungi.
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The conical wax cap Hygrocybe conica is threatened in
some arctic regions by human impacts.
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Amanita muscaria is well known to be toxic and for its striking appearance.
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Pictures

  • "Cladonia asahinae. (pixie cup lichen)" by Bernard Spragg is marked with CC0 1.0.
  • "Iceland moss - Cetraria islandica" by Björn S... is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
  • "Dactylina arctica" by wanderflechten is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
  • "Amanita muscaria." by Bernard Spragg is marked with CC PDM 1.0
  • "Gorro de bruja * Hygrocybe conica" by jacilluch is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
PARTNERS

Project collaborators in Iceland

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Made possible with support from

The Icelandic Climate Fund (2020-2021)
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The North Atlantic Cooperation (2021-2023)
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  • Home
  • Goals
  • Local Nature
    • Flora >
      • Plants >
        • Arctic poppy
        • Cow parsley
        • Mountain avens
        • Nootka lupin
        • Purple saxifrage
      • Lichens and fungi >
        • Reindeer lichen
    • Land mammals >
      • Carnivores >
        • American mink
        • Arctic fox
        • Red fox
      • Herbivores >
        • Reindeer
        • Muskox
      • Insectivores
    • Marine mammals >
      • Seals and Bears >
        • Harbor seal
        • Polar bear
        • Ringed seal
      • Whales and Dolphins >
        • Humpback whale
        • Minke whale
        • Orca
    • Birds >
      • Birds of prey >
        • Gyrfalcon
        • Snowy owl
        • White-tailed eagle
      • Land birds >
        • Rock ptarmigan
        • Rock pigeon
        • Eurasian three-toed woodpecker
      • Passerines >
        • Common raven
        • European starling
        • Snow bunting
      • Sea birds >
        • Atlantic puffin
        • Great cormorant
        • Northern fulmar
      • Seagulls >
        • Black-legged kittiwake
        • Arctic tern
        • Arctic skua
      • Waders >
        • Eurasian oystercatcher
        • Common ringed plover
        • Purple sandpiper
      • Water birds >
        • Red-throated diver
        • Barnacle goose
        • Common eider
  • News
  • Contact us