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Endocarpon unifoliatum is a species of squamulose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It was described in 2017 from sandy soil crusts on the south-eastern edge of China's Tengger Desert. The species has a single, concave, lobed scale with slightly upturned margins, and relatively few fruiting bodies. Its branched, root-like rhizines wrap sand grains, helping to stabilise loose desert substrates.

Endocarpon deserticola is a species of squamulose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. This small, scale-like lichen was scientifically described in 2017 from specimens found in the desert environment of China's Tengger Desert, where it grows on sandy soil crusts. The species is characterised by having exceptionally numerous fruiting bodies densely packed across its surface—often 50 or more per scale. It plays an ecological role by helping to stabilise loose desert sands with its root-like structures.

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