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In a study of the [[oribatid mite]] communities associated with three ''Cladonia'' species in a heavily contaminated habitat, ''Cladonia rei'' was shown to provide a good habitat for mites. Because of the great variation in the growth forms of its podetia, densely covered with propagules such as corticated granules, squamules and microsquamules as well as numerous non-corticated, farinose-to-granular soredia, the surface area/volume ratio of the lichen is higher compared to other studied ''Cladonia'' species. The rugged surface texture provides more [[microhabitat]]s for both mites and the particles of organic matter that are their diet. This contrasts with ''[[Cladonia cariosa]]'' and ''[[Cladonia pyxidata]]'', which have a less diverse morphology, and a lower diversity of oribatid inhabitants.<ref name="Skubała et al. 2016"/>
The [[photobiont]] partners of ''Cladonia rei'' are to some extent dependent upon the environment. Although both ''[[Asterochloris]]'' and ''[[Trebouxia]]'' can associate with the fungus,
==See also==
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