Trentepohlia
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In botany, Trentepohlia is a genus of filamentous green chlorophyte algae, specifically of the family Trentepohliaceae, living on terrestrial supports such as tree trunks and wet rocks.[1] Trentepohlia species form associations with fungal hyphae, and are widespread photobionts in lichens, such as the "secret writing" crustose lichen genera Graphis, Graphina, Gyalecta and Opegrapha.[2][3] The strong orange colour of the filaments, which masks the green of the chlorophyll, is caused by the presence of large quantities of carotenoid pigments.
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- ^ See the NCBI webpage on Trentepohlia. Data extracted from the NCBI taxonomy resources. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
- ^ F.S. Dobson (2000) Lichens, an illustrated guide too the British and Irish species. Richmond publishing Co. ISBN0 85546 094 6
- ^ T. Friedl and B. Büdel (1996) Photobionts, in Nash, T.H. (ed.) Lichen biology, pp.8-23, Cambridge University Press.
