Roccellographa
| Roccellographa | |
|---|---|
| Roccellographa circumscripta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellographaceae |
| Genus: | Roccellographa J.Steiner (1902) |
| Type species | |
| Roccellographa cretacea J.Steiner (1902) | |
| Species | |
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R. circumscripta | |
| Synonyms | |
Roccellographa is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellographaceae. These lichens form thin, tightly adhering crusts on rocks that reveal a bright orange colour when scraped, due to their algal partner. The genus was established in 1902 by the Austrian lichenologist Julius Steiner and comprises four species that produce distinctive elongated, slit-like fruiting bodies.