Saxiloba firmula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Gyalectales |
Family: | Porinaceae |
Genus: | Saxiloba |
Species: | S. firmula
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Binomial name | |
Saxiloba firmula | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Saxiloba firmula is a species of placodioid saxicolous lichen in the family Porinaceae.[3] This lichen is native to the Caribbean, where it grows on calcareous rocks in shaded or semi-exposed habitats. Known for its distinctive rosette-like thallus with surface patterns, S. firmula exemplifies the morphological and ecological adaptations characteristic of the genus Saxiloba, for which it is the type species.