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In a lichen, the algal partner is called the
AMycobiont
BPhycobiont
CRhizobiont
DSymbiont fungus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Phycobiont
The autotrophic algal partner is the phycobiont; the fungal partner is the mycobiont.
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