''Phlyctis petraea'', the eggshell rock blaze,
is a species of
saxicolous
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(rock-dwelling)
crustose lichen
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in the family
Phlyctidaceae.
Found in eastern North America, it was
formally described
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as a new species in 2017 by
Richard Clinton Harris, Zachary Muscavitch, Douglas Ladd, and James Lendemer.
Because of its widespread occurrence throughout eastern North America and its abundant and stable populations, it is considered a species of
least concern
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by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature
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.
References
Gyalectales
Lichen species
Lichens described in 2017
Lichens of North America
Taxa named by Richard Clinton Harris
Taxa named by James Lendemer
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