''Lecanora rupicola'' is a species of
crustose lichen
Crustose lichens are lichens that form a crust which strongly adheres to the Substrate (biology), substrate (soil, rock, tree bark, etc.), making separation from the substrate impossible without destruction. The basic structure of crustose lichen ...
in the family
Lecanoraceae
The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the c ...
. It is a known host species to the
lichenicolous fungus ''
Arthonia glaucomaria''.
See also
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List of ''Lecanora'' species
References
rupicola
Lichen species
Lichens described in 1767
Lichens of North America
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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