Rhizocarpon ozsoyae

Rhizocarpon ozsoyae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Rhizocarpales
Family:	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus:	Rhizocarpon
Species:	R. ozsoyae
Binomial name
Rhizocarpon ozsoyae Halıcı, E.Möller, Timdal, Kahraman Yiğit & Bölükbaşı (2022)

Rhizocarpon ozsoyae is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Rhizocarpaceae.^[1] Found on Antarctica's James Ross Island, it was formally described as a new species in 2022. Rhizocarpon ozsoyae is distinguished from other species within the Rhizocarpon geographicum group primarily by its predominantly smaller, single-septum ascospores. Additionally, it is unique among nearly all species in the group due to its production of norstictic acid.^[2]

References

1. "Rhizocarpon ozsoyae Halıcı, E. Möller, Timdal, Kahraman Yiğit & Bölükbaşı". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
2. Halici, Mehmet Gökhan; Möller, Erik; Timdal, Einar; Kahraman Yiğit, Merve; Bölükbaşi, Ekrem (2022). "Rhizocarpon ozsoyae sp. nova (Rhizocarpaceae, lichenized Ascomycetes) from James Ross Island (Antarctic Peninsula)". Herzogia. 35 (1): 105–114. doi:10.13158/heia.35.1.2022.105.