Talk:Solorina crocea

Lichens do not consist of only the fungal partner
This is an article about a fungus, but for some reason the article calls it a "lichen". That's like calling a grass an "ecosystem". It includes the algal symbiont as a mere adjunct of the fungus (or something, it really isn't even that clear).

Would anyone object to my fixing it call S. crocea a fungus, which after all is what it is? IAmNitpicking (talk) 18:25, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
 * A lichen is a fungus in a symbiotic association with algae (and possibly other microorganisms). So by calling it a lichen (which it is), one is already implicitly acknowledging the fungal component, and expressing in a single word the implied symbiosis. So, yes, I would object to the oversimplification ("fixing") that would occur if one were to call it a fungus. I sometimes use the phrase "lichen-forming fungus" or "lichenised fungus", but editorial discretion allows me to just call it a lichen. How is it like calling a grass an ecosystem? Esculenta (talk) 18:39, 6 November 2022 (UTC)