A photobiont may be associated with many different mycobionts or may live independently; accordingly, lichens are named and classified as fungal species.
ɐ fˈoʊɾoʊbɪˌɑːnt mˈeɪ biː ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð mˈɛni dˈɪfɹənt mˈaɪkoʊbɪˌɑːnts ɔːɹ mˈeɪ lˈɪv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntli; ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋli, lˈaɪkənz ɑːɹ nˈeɪmd ænd klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz fˈʌŋɡəl spˈiːsiːz.