wˈʌn mˈaɪkoʊbɪˌɑːnt ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts wɪððə sˈeɪm fˌaɪkoʊbɪˈɑːnt spˈiːsiːz, ɹˈɛɹli tˈuː, fɹʌmðə ɡɹˈiːn ˈælɡiː, ɛksˈɛpt ðæt ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪvli, ðə mˈaɪkoʊbɪˌɑːnt mˈeɪ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪt wɪð ɐ spˈiːsiːz ʌv sˌaɪɐnˌɑːbɐktˈɪɹiə hˈɛns "fˈoʊɾoʊbɪˌɑːnt" ɪz ðə mˈoːɹ ˈækjʊɹət tˈɜːm.
One mycobiont associates with the same phycobiont species, rarely two, from the green algae, except that alternatively, the mycobiont may associate with a species of cyanobacteria (hence "photobiont" is the more accurate term).