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saxicolous lichen is a
lichen that
grows on rock. The
prefix "sax" from the
Latin saxum means "rock" or "stone".
Saxicolous lichens exhibit very slow...
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zoosporic fungi of Chytridiomycota, Chytridiales, and Saprolegniales; some
saxicolous lichens of
Lichinaceae that live on
submerged rocks;
aquatic hyphomycetes...
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Madagascar swift (Oplurus cyclurus)
Collared iguana (Oplurus cuvieri)
Saxicolous (rock dwelling) clade:
Madagascar blue
iguana (Oplurus fierinensis) (greyish-blue...
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marine environments. A
crustose lichen that
grows on rock is
called a
saxicolous lichen.: 159
Crustose lichens that grow on the rock are epilithic, and...
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Australian lichens resulted in his PhD thesis, "A
Monograph of the
Saxicolous Lecideoid Lichens of
Australia (excl. Tasmania),"
completed in 1989 under...
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apply to
specific subgroups of
terrestrial animals:
Saxicolous creatures are rock dwelling. "
Saxicolous" is
derived from the
Latin word saxum,
meaning a...
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Porina howeana is a
species of
saxicolous (rock-dwelling)
crustose lichen in the
family Porinaceae.
Found on Lord Howe Island, Australia, it was formally...
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Ramboldia blastidiata is a
species of
saxicolous (rock-dwelling) and
crustose lichen in the
family Lecanoraceae.
Found in Australia, it was
formally described...
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Phlyctis petraea, the eggs**** rock blaze, is a
species of
saxicolous (rock-dwelling)
crustose lichen in the
family Phlyctidaceae.
Found in
eastern North...
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diverse genus.
Having native habitats that vary from
being epiphytic and
saxicolous,
species have
certain adaptations, such as root
systems designed to anchor...
