The diverse world within: age-dependent photobiont diversity in the lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F25%3A10506855" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/25:10506855 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=sX8Vhv2vOh" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=sX8Vhv2vOh</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaf096" target="_blank" >10.1093/femsec/fiaf096</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The diverse world within: age-dependent photobiont diversity in the lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis
Original language description
Understanding the initial formation and development of lichens is crucial for elucidating the mechanisms behind the formation of complex lichen thalli and their maintenance in long-term symbioses. These symbiotic relationships provide significant ecological advantages for both partners, expanding their ecological niches and allowing them, in many cases, to overcome extreme environmental conditions. The correct development of thalli likely relies on the selection of suitable photobionts from the environment. In this study, we focused on the impact of lichen age on the overall diversity of photobiont partners and examined how mycobiont preference toward their symbionts changes at different developmental stages. Using the lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis as a model organism, we observed a strong correlation between the diversity of photobionts and lichen age, confirmed by both molecular data and morphological observations. Our findings indicate greater photobiont diversity in older thalli, suggesting that lichens retain the majority of algae they collect throughout their lifespan, potentially as an adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Additionally, we found that some lichen samples contained only low levels of Trebouxia algae, indicating that P. muralis does not consistently rely on this typical partner and that local environmental conditions may significantly influence its symbiotic composition. The study reveals that older lichens may host a wider mix of algae, which could help them adapt to environmental changes.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10606 - Microbiology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GF24-10510K" target="_blank" >GF24-10510K: Towards resolving the paradox of lichen symbiosis</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
ISSN
0168-6496
e-ISSN
1574-6941
Volume of the periodical
101
Issue of the periodical within the volume
11
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
fiaf096
UT code for WoS article
001591279300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105018514057