Mika Bendiksby

Sporastatiaceae is a small family of crustose lichens in the order Rhizocarpales. It contains two genera, Sporastatia and Toensbergia, with a total of five species. Sporastatiaceae was circumscribed in 2013 by Mika Bendiksby and Ernst Timdal.

Xylopsora is a genus of lichen-forming fungi, belonging to the family Umbilicariaceae. The genus was established in 2013 when genetic studies showed that several scale-forming (squamulose) lichens previously grouped together were not actually closely related. Species of Xylopsora typically grow on wood, especially old or fire-scarred timber, in forests of the Northern Hemisphere. The genus includes four recognized species, some of which were only recently discovered growing high in tree canopies or detected through environmental DNA techniques.

Carbonicola is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi. It is the sole genus in the monogeneric family Carbonicolaceae. The genus, which collectively has an almost cosmopolitan distribution, contains three squamulose lichens that prefer to grow on burned wood in temperate areas of the world.

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Toensbergia is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Sporastatiaceae. These lichens form pale, granular crusts on moist soil, mossy rocks, and conifer bark, spreading primarily through powdery particles rather than sexual reproduction. The genus was established in 2013 and named after the Norwegian lichenologist Tor Tønsberg for his work on bark-dwelling lichens.

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Bellicidia is a fungal genus in the family Ramalinaceae. It comprises the single species Bellicidia incompta, a widely distributed corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen.

Xylopsora canopeorum is a squamulose (scaly), corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen species in the family Umbilicariaceae. Discovered in the canopies of Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwoods) in California, United States, it was formally described as new to science in 2018. It is endemic to the central coastal region of California, living within the unique ecosystems of Big Basin Redwoods State Park and Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, areas known for their ancient coast redwood forests. The lichen evolves from a crust-like to scale-like form, developing into coral-like crusts as it

Psora altotibetica is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), squamulose lichen in the family Psoraceae. It occurs in the Tibetan region of China and in Nepal. The species bears a resemblance to Psora indigirkae but is genetically closer to Psora tenuifolia and Psora vallesiaca. It differs from the rest in certain features such as the colour of its apothecia, size of ascospores, and secondary chemical composition. The lichen's habitat is in the alpine zones of the Great Himalayas at altitudes between 4,230 and 5,000 m (13,880 and 16,400 ft).

Fulgidea is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Umbilicariaceae. It has two species of squamulose lichens that grow on bark and on wood.

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Psora taurensis is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), squamulose lichen in the family Lecanoraceae. It is found in the Taurus Mountains of Turkey.

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Bellicidia is a fungal genus in the family Ramalinaceae. It comprises the single species Bellicidia incompta, a widely distributed corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen.

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Rhizocarpon quinonum is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Rhizocarpaceae. It was discovered and described in 2016 from specimens collected in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. This small lichen forms brown to blackish-brown patches on non-calcareous rocks and scree in alpine environments at elevations between 565 and 1,140 m (1,854 and 3,740 ft) along Alaska's Aleutian Range. The species is distinguished from similar lichens by its chemical profile, particularly its content of anthraquinone compounds (referenced in its scientific name), which

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