Candelaria (lichen)

Candelaria
Candelaria pacifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelaria
A.Massal. (1852)
Type species
Candelaria concolor
(Dicks.) Stein (1879)
Species

C. asiatica
C. concolor
C. crawfordii
C. pacifica

Synonyms[1]
  • Placodium sect. Candelaria (A.Massal.) Branth & Rostr. (1869)
  • Xanthoria sect. Candelaria (A.Massal.) Th.Fr. (1871)
  • Lecanora sect. Candelaria (A.Massal.) Cromb. (1894)

Candelaria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Candelariaceae.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mycobank: Candelaria was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wijayawardene et al. 2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Massalongo 1852 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).