Porpidia hypostictica

Porpidia hypostictica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecideales
Family: Lecideaceae
Genus: Porpidia
Species:
P. hypostictica
Binomial name
Porpidia hypostictica
L.Hu & Z.T.Zhao (2015)

Porpidia hypostictica is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Lecideaceae.[1] Found in Jilin, Northeast China, it was described as a new species in 2015. It is characterised by its white to grey-white thallus with yellow, oxidized patches near the edges. It contains hypostictic acid as the only major secondary metabolite; its species epithet refers to this lichen product.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Porpidia hypostictica L. Hu & Z.T. Zhao". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. ^ Zhao, Xiang-Xiang; Zhang, Lu-Lu; Miao, Cong-Cong; Zhao, Zun-Tian (2016). "A new species of Porpidia from China". The Lichenologist. 48 (3): 229–235. Bibcode:2016ThLic..48..229Z. doi:10.1017/S0024282916000128.