Oevstedalia

Oevstedalia is a genus of fungi of uncertain placement in the subphylum Pezizomycotina. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single lichen species Oevstedalia antarctica. The genus was created in 2004 to accommodate a unique Antarctic lichen that was previously misclassified, and it was named in honour of the Norwegian scientist Dag Olav Øvstedal who made key observations about the species. This lichen is distinctive for its jelly-like, translucent reddish-brown crust and its unusual method of reproduction, where spores are packaged in tiny mucilage balls within larger spore sacs—a reproductive strategy not found in any other lichen....read more on Wikipedia.