Assertion: lichen's body | /r/Synonym | thallus
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text: The main body of a lichen is called a thallus.
text: The vegetative body of the lichen, the thallus, is foliose, and typically less than 8 centimetres (3.1 in) wide.
text: The part of a lichen that is not involved in reproduction, the "body" or "vegetative tissue" of a lichen, is called the thallus.
text: Note: The main body of the lichen, known as the thallus, is formed by fungal filaments which surround the photosynthetic algal or cyanobacterial cells.
text: Lichen is composed of two or more dissimilar organisms that form a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship to produce a new vegetative body that is called a thallus.