Rhizocarpon furax

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Rhizocarpon furax
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Rhizocarpales
Family: Rhizocarpaceae
Genus: Rhizocarpon
Species:
R. furax
Binomial name
Rhizocarpon furax
Poelt & V.Wirth, 1970

Rhizocarpon furax is a species of lichen in the family Rhizocarpaceae. It is found in Europe, where it has a scattered distribution. [1]

Rhizocarpon furax is a lichenicolous fungi, meaning that it grows on the thallus of other lichens. It was originally reported from Lecidea swartzioidea [2] but has since been reported growing on Lecidea lapicida [3] [2] and Tremolecia atrata . [4]

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References

  1. "Rhizocarpon furax". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Hafellner, J (2020). "Lichenicolous Biota (Nos 321–340)" (PDF). Fritschiana. 96: 29–45.
  3. Tretiach, Mauro; Hafellner, Josef (2000). "Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Mt. Fleons(Carnic Alps, Italy) I. Epilithic and epigaeic species". Herzogia. 14: 99–111. Bibcode:2000Herz...14...99T. doi:10.1127/herzogia/14/2000/99.
  4. Strasser, Eva A.; Hafellner, Josef; Stešević, Danijela; Geci, Fehmi; Mayrhofer, Helmut (2015). "Lichenized and lichenicolous fungi from the Albanian Alps (Kosovo, Montenegro)". Herzogia. 28 (2): 520–544. Bibcode:2015Herz...28..520S. doi:10.13158/heia.28.2.2015.520. PMC   4747087 . PMID   26869727.