Saxiloba firmula

Saxiloba firmula
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Gyalectales
Family: Porinaceae
Genus: Saxiloba
Species:
S. firmula
Binomial name
Saxiloba firmula
(Müll.Arg.) Lücking, Moncada & Sipman (2020)
Synonyms
  • Porina firmula Müll.Arg. (1885)
  • Verrucaria firmula (Müll.Arg.) Nyl. (1892)

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.