Physconia rossica
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| Physconia rossica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Physciaceae |
| Genus: | Physconia |
| Species: | P. rossica |
| Binomial name | |
| Physconia rossica Urbanav. (2008) | |
Physconia rossica is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Physciaceae. It is found in mountainous regions of the Russian Far East, Siberia, and Eastern Europe.
The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2008 by Gennadii Urbanavichus.[1] The type specimen was collected near the village Nazinovo in the Nazhinovskaya Shida River valley (Ishimbayevo district, Southern Ural) at an altitude of 223 m (732 ft). There the lichen was found growing on mosses and soil over rocks at the base of a steep south slope consisting of calcareous rock outcrops.[2]
Molecular phylogenetic analysis suggests that P. rossica forms a monophyletic group in genus Physconia, sister to a group containing P. elegantula, P. perisidiosa, and P. venusta.[2]