Rhizocarpon disporum
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Rhizocarpales |
| Family: | Rhizocarpaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizocarpon |
| Species: | R. disporum
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Rhizocarpon disporum, the single-spored map lichen,[2] is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Rhizocarpaceae.[3] It has a circumpolar distribution and grows on sun-exposed siliceous rocks. Despite its species epithet, the lichen invariably contains only a single ascospore per ascus. A morphologically similar species, Rhizocarpon geminatum, has two spores per ascus; it is more widely distributed than R. disporum and tends to grow in moister habitats.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Rhizocarpon disporum (Nägeli ex Hepp) Müll. Arg., Revue mycol., Toulouse 1(4): 170 (1879)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 634. ISBN 978-0-300-08249-4.
- ^ "Rhizocarpon disporum (Nägeli ex Hepp) Müll. Arg". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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