S. crassulata S. karakorina S. polyspora S. testudinea Sporastatia is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Sporastatiaceae.

[2] Sporastatia lichens are long-lived species that grow on siliceous or weakly calcareous rocks in arctic and alpine locales.

[1] Following molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2013, Sporastatia was placed in a separate family, the Sporastatiaceae.

[6] Characteristics of the genus include the crust-like thallus underlain by a black prothallus that is revealed around the margins; lecideine apothecia, and asci that contain 100–200 spores.

[7] Some Sporastatia species are hosts for lichenicolous fungi, including Rhizocarpon pusillum, R. asiaticum, and Miriquidica invadens.