UV-C tolerance of symbiotic Trebouxia sp. in the space-tested lichen species Rhizocarpon geographicum and Circinaria gyrosa: role of the hydration state and cortex/screening substances

One hundred new species of lichenized fungi: a signature of undiscovered global diversity

(2016) H. T. Lumbsch et al.   Phytotaxa

Extremotolerance and Resistance of Lichens: Comparative Studies on Five Species Used in Astrobiological Research I. Morphological and Anatomical Characteristics

(2013) J. Meeßen et al.   ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES

Survival of Rock-Colonizing Organisms After 1.5 Years in Outer Space

(2012) Silvano Onofri et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

LIFE Experiment: Isolation of Cryptoendolithic Organisms from Antarctic Colonized Sandstone Exposed to Space and Simulated Mars Conditions on the International Space Station

(2012) Giuliano Scalzi et al.   ORIGINS OF LIFE AND EVOLUTION OF BIOSPHERES

The resistance of the lichen Circinaria gyrosa (nom. provis.) towards simulated Mars conditions—a model test for the survival capacity of an eukaryotic extremophile

(2012) F.J. Sánchez et al.   PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE

Supporting Mars exploration: BIOMEX in Low Earth Orbit and further astrobiological studies on the Moon using Raman and PanCam technology

(2012) Jean-Pierre de Vera et al.   PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE

The Paleozoic Origin of Enzymatic Lignin Decomposition Reconstructed from 31 Fungal Genomes

(2012) D. Floudas et al.   SCIENCE

Photosynthetic symbionts in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: the physiological response of lichen photobionts to drought and cold

(2012) Andres Sadowsky et al.   SYMBIOSIS

Whole Lichen Thalli Survive Exposure to Space Conditions: Results of Lithopanspermia Experiment with Aspicilia fruticulosa

(2011) J. Raggio et al.   ASTROBIOLOGY

Survival of lichens and bacteria exposed to outer space conditions – Results of the Lithopanspermia experiments

(2010) Rosa de la Torre et al.   ICARUS

Photoprotection of reaction centers: thermal dissipation of absorbed light energy vs charge separation in lichens‡

(2010) Ulrich Heber et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Does UV-B influence biomass growth in lichens deficient in sun-screening pigments?

(2009) Per Larsson et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

β-Carotene production enhancement by UV-A radiation in Dunaliella bardawil cultivated in laboratory reactors

(2009) Benito Mogedas et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOENGINEERING

Lichens, new and promising material from experiments in astrobiology

(2009) Leopoldo G. Sancho et al.   Fungal Biology Reviews

Desiccation-Tolerance in Lichens: A Review

(2008) Ilse Kranner et al.   BRYOLOGIST

Effect of UV-C on Algal Evolution and Differences in Growth Rate, Pigmentation and Photosynthesis Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Algae

(2008) Yang Gao et al.   PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY