Loxospora isidiata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Sarrameanaceae.[1] Found in the Philippines, it was formally described as a new species in 1992 by lichenologist Klaus Kalb. It is similar in morphology to Loxospora ochrophaeae, but differs by having a thallus with papilliform (nipple-shaped) isidia, measuring 0.1 by 0.3 mm; the species epithet refers to this prominent feature. The type specimen was collected by the author in 1983 from Benguet (Northern Luzon) at an altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft), where it was found growing on a pine tree.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Sarrameanales |
| Family: | Sarrameanaceae |
| Genus: | Loxospora |
| Species: | L. isidiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Loxospora isidiata Kalb (1992)
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References
edit- ^ "Loxospora isidiata Kalb". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Kalb, K.; Hafellner, J. (1992). "Bemerkenswerte Flechten und lichenicole Pilze von der Insel Madeira" [Remarkable lichens and lichenicolous fungi from the island of Madeira]. Herzogia (in German). 9 (1–2): 45–102. doi:10.1127/herzogia/9/1992/45. S2CID 249730366.