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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References
edit- ^ a b Lendemer, J. (April 18, 2022). "Eggshell Rock Blaze. Phlyctis petraea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. April 18, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Phlyctis petraea R.C. Harris, Musc., Ladd & Lendemer". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ Muscavitch, Zachary M.; Lendemer, James C.; Harris, Richard C. (2017). "A review of the lichen genus Phlyctis in North America (Phlyctidaceae) including the description of a new widespread saxicolous species from eastern North America". The Bryologist. 120 (4): 388–417. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-120.4.388.
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