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Porpidia islandica
2005Summary
Porpidia islandica is a species of crustose lichen-forming fungus in the family Lecideaceae. Found in Iceland and Scotland, it was described as a new to science in 2005. The holotype specimen was collected in Iceland by Hertel on 20 July 1979 (collector's no. 23061). The stated locality is in Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla, at Ólafsdalur, where it was found on rock. The habitat is described as chiefly north-east-facing slopes close to the valley floor above the Lambadalsá stream, including scree slopes and scree-covered terraces....read more on Wikipedia.
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