Table 3.
Algal OTUs: Summary of the sampled photobiont sequences, including their frequency and fungal hosts.
| OTUs | Photobiont sp. | Overall Occurrence | Associated # Fungal OTU(s) | Fungal Hosts (This Study) | Clade/OTU sensu Leavitt et al. [19] | Top NCBI Hits/Other Studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0 | Asterochloris phycobiontica strain SAG 26.81 | 11 | 7 | Cladonia gracilis, C. coniocraea, C. digitata, C. chlorophaea, C. fimbriata, Loxospora elatina, Platismatia glauca | NA | Cladonia symphycarpa, Lepraria caesioalba, Varicellaria carneonivea |
| A1 | Trentepohlia sp SAG11880 | 3 | 1 | Graphis pulverulenta, Graphis scripta | NA | Graphis scripta |
| A2 | Trentepohlia (A2) | 4 | 1 | Pyrenula nitida, Pyrenula nitidella | NA | None |
| A3 | Trentepohlia (A3) | 4 | 1 | Thelotrema lepadinum | NA | Trentepohlia annulata strain SAG 20.94 (96.5%) |
| A4 | Trentepohlia (A4) | 4 | 2 | Graphis betulina, Graphis sp. 2 | NA | None |
| A5 | Trentepohlia (A5) | 1 | 1 | Thelotrema sp. | NA | None |
| A6 | Trebouxia jamesii | 123 | 16 | Biatora sp. 2, Evernia prunastri, Lecanora argentata, L. chlarotera, L. glabrata, L. thysanophora, Lecidella elaeochroma, Loxospora elatina, Melanelixia glabratula, Pertusaria amara, P. coccodes, P. leioplaca, P. sp. 1, Phlyctis argena, Ramalina farinacea, R. pollinaria | Clade A, OTU A03 |
Lecanora bicincta, L. rupicola, Protoparmelia badia, P. montagnei, Tephromela atra |
| A7 | Parachloroidium sp. | 5 | 1 | Fellhanera sp. | NA | None |
| A8 | Trebouxia decolorans UTEXB781 | 9 | 2 | Lecidella elaeochroma, Lecanora carpinea | Clade A, OTU A33 |
Xanthoria candelaria, X. elegans, X. parietina |
| A9 | Trebouxia suecica/ T. australis | 19 | 7 | Buellia griseovirens, Ochrolechia bahusiensis, Hypocenomyce scalaris, Hypogymnia physodes, Parmelia saxatilis, Platismatia glauca, Pseudevernia furfuracea | Clade S, OTU S05 |
Cetraria islandica |
| A10 | Trebouxia simplex | 12 | 3 | Buellia griseovirens, Lecanora stanislai, Ochrolechia bahusiensis | Clade S, OTU S10 |
Bryoria furcellata, Boreoplaca ultrafrigida, Imshaugia aleurites, Psora decipiens, Protoparmelia ochrococca, Thamnolia vermicularis, Tuckermannopsis americana, Umbilicaria esculenta, Pseudevernia consocians |
| A11 | Trebouxia (A11) | 9 | 2 | Parmelia sulcata, Rinodina sp. | Clade I, OTU 102 |
Melanelixia subaurifera |
| A12 | Dictyochloropsis sp. | 7 | 1 | Phlyctis argena | NA | None |
| A13 | Trebouxia (A13) | 3 | 2 | Cetrelia olivetorum, Menegazzia terebrata | Clade A, NONE | None |
| A14 | Trebouxia (A14) | 2 | 1 | Pertusaria sp. 1 | Clade A, NONE | None |
| A15 | Trebouxia (A15) | 1 | 1 | Lecanora thysanophora | Clade S, OTU S08 |
None |
| A16 | Trebouxia flava UTEX181 | 1 | 1 | Physcia adscendens | Clade I, NONE |
Physconia grisea, P. distorta, P. enteroxantha, Tephromela atra |
| A17 | Trebouxia (A17) | 1 | 1 | Platismatia glauca | Clade I, OTU I03 |
None |
| A18 | Trebouxia (A18) | 1 | 1 | Hypotrachyna britannica | Clade S, NONE | None |
| A19 | Trebouxia (A19) | 1 | 1 | Ropalospora sp. | Clade A, NONE | None |
| A20 | Trebouxia (A20) | 1 | 1 | Lecanora pulicaris | Clade S, NONE | None |
| A21 | Apatococcus | 2 | 1 | Biatora sp. 1 | NA | None |
| A22 | Trebouxia (A22) | 2 | 2 | Buellia griseovirens, Ochrolechia androgyna | Clade S/NONE | None |