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Porpidia is a
genus of
crustose lichens in the
family Lecideaceae.
Porpidia species primarily inhabit siliceous rocks, pebbles, and stonework, with rare...
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Porpidia nadvornikiana is a rare
species of
saxicolous (rock-dwelling),
crustose lichen in the
family Lecideaceae. It is
known to
occur only in two localities...
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Porpidia macrocarpa is a
species of
saxicolous (rock-dwelling),
crustose lichen in the
family Lecideaceae. It was
formally described as a new
species in...
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Porpidia seakensis is a
species of
crustose lichen in the
family Lecideaceae. It is an
endolithic species,
meaning it
grows inside the rocks,
between the...
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Porpidia submelinodes is a
species of
saxicolous (rock-dwelling),
crustose lichen in the
family Lecideaceae.
Found in the
South Shetland Islands of Antarctica...
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Porpidia flavicunda is a
species of
crustose lichen in the
family Lecideaceae. The
species was
described in 1810 by Erik
Acharius as
Lecidea flavicunda...
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distinguished from
other members of
Lecideaceae by
several key characteristics:
Porpidia-type asci
Hyaline (translucent)
hypothecium Halonate, thick-walled ascospores...
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plays a role in
distinguishing closely related species within the
genus Porpidia. In 1899,
Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf
isolated a
compound from
Lecidea confluens...
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study conducted by
Kitagawa and
Watanabe (2004), the
crustose genus Porpidia altered minerals,
specifically biotite in granite. Furthermore, vermiculite-like...
- ****ociated
lichen species include Ionaspis lacustris,
Rhizocarpon lavatum,
Porpidia hydrophila,
Sporodictyon cruentum, and
Trapelia coarctata, as well as the...
