Phacopsis oroarcticae is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus in the family Parmeliaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 2010 by Russian mycologist Mikhail P. Zhurbenko. The type specimen was collected from a stony polar desert in the Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago in Central Siberia, where it was found growing on the lobes of the foliose lichen Brodoa oroarctica; the species epithet refers to its host. Infection by the fungus results in bleached, swollen, and sometimes contorted lobes. It is the first Phacopsis species known to have Brodoa as a host.[1]

Phacopsis oroarcticae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Phacopsis
Species:
P. oroarcticae
Binomial name
Phacopsis oroarcticae
Zhurb. (2010)

References

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  1. ^ Zhurbenko, Mikhail P. (2010). "New and interesting lichenicolous fungi from Eurasia. II" (PDF). Mycosphere. 1 (3): 213–222.