Roccella phycopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Roccellaceae
Genus: Roccella
Species:
R. phycopsis
Binomial name
Roccella phycopsis
(Ach.) Ach. (1810)[1]
Synonyms
  • 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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Roccella phycopsis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Greca, Marina Della; Mendili, Mohamed; Khadhri, Ayda; Jemâa, Jouda Mediouni Ben; Andolfi, Anna; Tufano, Immacolata; Aschi-smiti, Samira (2022). "Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Compounds Isolated from Tunisian Lichens Species". Chemistry & Biodiversity: e202200134. doi:10.1002/cbdv.202200134. S2CID 250281988.


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