''Phyllopsora neotinica'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling),
squamulose
A squamulose lichen is a lichen that is composed of small, often overlapping "scales" called squamules. If they are raised from the substrate and appear leafy, the lichen may appear to be a foliose lichen, but the underside does not have a "skin ...
(scaley)
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Ramalinaceae. Found in North, Central, and South America, it was formally described as a new species in 2019 by lichenologists Sonja Kistenich and Einar Timdal. It is similar to ''
Phyllopsora chodatinica
''Phyllopsora'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae. It was circumscribed by Swiss botanist Johannes Müller Argoviensis in 1894.
The characteristics of a fossilized ''Phyllopsora'', '' Phyllopsora dominicana'', found in Do ...
'', but unlike that species, it contains
argopsin
Argopsin, also known as 1-chloropannarin, is a secondary metabolite produced by many lichen species, such as ''Biatora cuprea'' and ''Micarea lignaria''. Argopsin was first isolated from the lichen ''Argopsis friesiana''. The chemical composition ...
and often
zeorin
Zeorin is a triterpene with the molecular formula C30H52O2 which occurs in many lichens
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus, fungi species in a mutu ...