Rhizoplaca polymorpha

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Rhizoplaca polymorpha is a crustose lichen, a crusty organism formed by a partnership between a fungus and algae, in the family Lecanoraceae. It belongs to the genus Rhizoplaca. Its scientific classification is: Kingdom Fungi; Division Ascomycota; Class Lecanoromycetes; Order Lecanorales; Family Lecanoraceae; Genus Rhizoplaca; Species Rhizoplaca polymorpha. The binomial name is Rhizoplaca polymorpha, described in 2013 by S.D. Leav., Fern.-Mend., Lumbsch, Sohrabi and St.Clair.