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The upcoming discussion will update you about the differences between lichens and fungi.
Difference # Lichens:
1. They flourish the most in the temperate and colder regions of the globe.
2. Grow freely exposed to air and light and dislike smoky atmosphere of towns.
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3. Can grow on barren substratum under drought and starvation conditions.
4. Grow generally as epiphytes or as terrestrial autophytes.
5. The thallus is generally conspicuously coloured due to the presence of various organic acids.
6. The thallus is generally tough, leathery in texture and in many lichens it is soft as a rubber sponge.
Difference # Fungi:
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1. They thrive best in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world which are warm.
2. Prefer moist, shady, dark places and vitiated atmosphere of towns.
3. Require organic matter dead or living on which they feed and demand much moisture.
4. Grow either as parasites or as saprophytes.
5. The plant body is generally colourless.
6. The thallus is usually a filamentous mycelium, delicate in texture, immersed in substratum. In many it is slimy and gelatinous.
