Saxiloba firmula
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Saxiloba firmula | |
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Saxiloba firmula is a species of placodioid saxicolous lichen in the family Porinaceae. 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.