Loxospora isidiata

Loxospora isidiata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Sarrameanaceae. 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  (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 2000 m, where it was found growing on a pine tree.