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division Lichenes

division Lichenes

9.9
An old scientific group for organisms where a fungus lives with algae or blue-green bacteria
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvɪʒən ˈlaɪkəniz/
  • Archaic
translation icon : división Lichenes
  • The division Lichenes once grouped all lichen-forming organisms together, regardless of their fungal partners.

Examples

  • Historical texts often refer to the division Lichenes as a major group alongside fungi and algae.

  • In biology, division Lichenes is often studied for its unique symbiotic relationships.

  • Botanists no longer classify lichens under the division Lichenes in modern taxonomy.

  • The division Lichenes includes various species of lichens.

  • Botanists no longer classify lichens under the division Lichenes in modern taxonomy.

  • Historical texts often refer to the division Lichenes as a major group alongside fungi and algae.

  • The division Lichenes once grouped all lichen-forming organisms together, regardless of their fungal partners.

Synonyms

Lichenes
vsdivision Lichenes
  • Archaic
9.9

An old scientific group name for lichens that live with algae

is the same group but presented as a named formal division in older classifications

Surface Forms

division Lichenes singular
division Lichenes plural

Morphology

division + Lichenes

The phrase combines the taxonomic rank 'division' with the taxon name 'Lichenes', so its meaning ('the division called Lichenes comprising lichens') follows directly from the constituents. Taxonomic naming is a transparent compositional pattern across languages and contains no idiomatic shift, so a learner who knows both words would infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Division Lichenes comes from old Latin used by scientists: division means a large group and Lichenes was the Latin name for lichens. Lichens are small growths on rocks and trees made when a fungus and an algae live together, so the name was used for 'a group of lichens' in older classifications.