{{Short description|Species of lichen}} {{Use American English|date=February 2022}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | taxon = Fuscidea texana | authority = Fryday (2008) }}

'''''Fuscidea texana''''' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Fuscideaceae. Found in the United States, it was formally described as a new species in 2008 by lichenologist Alan Fryday. The type specimen was collected by Clifford Wetmore from the north slope of Emory Peak in Big Bend National Park (Texas) at an elevation of {{convert|6300|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The pale pinkish-grey areolate thalli of ''Fuscidea texana'' are up to {{convert|5|cm|in|abbr=on|0}} in diameter, and have a distinct margin. Its ascospores are thick-walled and measure 8–9 by 4.5–5.5&nbsp;μm. The lichen contains norstictic acid, a secondary compound. ''Fuscidea texana'' is only known from the original type collection, dating from 1970. The specific epithet refers to its type locality.<ref name="Fryday 2008"/>

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<ref name="Fryday 2008">{{cite journal |last=Fryday |first=Alan M. |title=The genus ''Fuscidea'' (Fuscideaceae, lichenized Ascomycota) in North America |journal=The Lichenologist |volume=40 |issue=4 |year=2008 |doi=10.1017/s0024282908007755 |pages=295–328|s2cid=86664494 }}</ref>

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Category:Umbilicariales Category:Lichen species Category:Lichens described in 2008 Category:Lichens of the South-Central United States Category:Fungi without expected TNC conservation status Category:Taxa named by Alan Fryday

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