Phlyctis petraea | |
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near Augusta, Georgia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Gyalectales |
Family: | Phlyctidaceae |
Genus: | Phlyctis |
Species: | P. petraea
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Binomial name | |
Phlyctis petraea R.C.Harris, Musc., Ladd & Lendemer (2017)
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Phlyctis petraea, the eggshell rock blaze, [1] is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Phlyctidaceae. [2] Found in eastern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 2017 by Richard Clinton Harris, Zachary Muscavitch, Douglas Ladd, and James Lendemer. [3] Because of its widespread occurrence throughout eastern North America and its abundant and stable populations, it is considered a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Phlyctis petraea | |
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near Augusta, Georgia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Gyalectales |
Family: | Phlyctidaceae |
Genus: | Phlyctis |
Species: | P. petraea
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Binomial name | |
Phlyctis petraea R.C.Harris, Musc., Ladd & Lendemer (2017)
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Phlyctis petraea, the eggshell rock blaze, [1] is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Phlyctidaceae. [2] Found in eastern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 2017 by Richard Clinton Harris, Zachary Muscavitch, Douglas Ladd, and James Lendemer. [3] Because of its widespread occurrence throughout eastern North America and its abundant and stable populations, it is considered a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.