Roccella phycopsis

Roccella phycopsis
Scientific 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)
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

^ ^a ^b "Roccella phycopsis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ 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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