Species of lichen
Roccella phycopsis
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Fungi
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Division:
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Ascomycota
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Class:
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Arthoniomycetes
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Order:
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Arthoniales
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Family:
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Roccellaceae
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Genus:
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Roccella
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Species:
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R. phycopsis
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Binomial name
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Roccella phycopsis
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Synonyms
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- Parmelia phycopsis Ach. (1804)
- Lecanora tinctoria (DC.) Czerwiak.
- Lichen fucoides Dicks.
- Lichen fucoides Neck.
- Lichen phycopsis (Ach.) Ach.
- Nemaria fucoides (Neck.) Navàs
- Roccella canariensis var. vincentina (Vain.) Zahlbr., 1924
- Roccella dichotoma (Pers.) Ach.
- Roccella fastigiata Bory, 1828
- Roccella fucoides (Dicks.)
- Roccella fucoides (Neck.) Vain.
- Roccella guanchica Feige & Viethen, 1987
- Roccella pusilla De Not.
- Roccella pygmaea Durieu & Mont., 1847
- Roccella tinctoria DC.
- Roccella tuberculata var. vincentina Vain., 1901
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Roccella phycopsis is a species of lichen in the family Roccellaceae.[1] A study of Roccella phycopsis in Tunisia revealed that it contains methyl orcellinate, a chemical compound of interest for its anti-inflammatory activity.[2]