Definition of Saxicolous. Meaning of Saxicolous. Synonyms of Saxicolous

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Definition of Saxicolous

Saxicolous
Saxicolous Sax*ic"o*lous, a. [See Saxicoline.] (Bot.) Growing on rocks.

Meaning of Saxicolous from wikipedia

- zoosporic fungi of Chytridiomycota, Chytridiales, and Saprolegniales; some saxicolous lichens of Lichinaceae that live on submerged rocks; aquatic hyphomycetes...
- A 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...
- Madagascar swift (Oplurus cyclurus) Collared iguana (Oplurus cuvieri) Saxicolous (rock dwelling) clade: Madagascar blue iguana (Oplurus fierinensis) (greyish-blue...
- Parmotrema afrocetratum is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Described as new to science in 2005, it is...
- apply to specific subgroups of terrestrial animals: Saxicolous creatures are rock dwelling. "Saxicolous" is derived from the Latin word saxum, meaning a...
- Wetmoreana intensa is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It is found in the Caatinga biome in Sergipe...
- Staurothele fissa is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution...
- Caloplaca chlorina is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It was originally described as a new species...
- Schiede. As an epiphyte, it is found "growing in open tropical forests, and saxicolous, growing on cacti and burseras on steep dry slopes in semiarid regions...
- extreme south and west of Great Britain. In the wild, all Fascicularias are saxicolous (growing on rocks) or epiphytes. It is cultivated in gardens for the dramatic...