Candelina | |
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Candelina submexicana in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Candelariomycetes |
Order: | Candelariales |
Family: | Candelariaceae |
Genus: | Candelina Poelt (1964) |
Type species | |
Candelina mexicana (B.de Lesd.) Poelt (1974)
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Species | |
Candelina is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Candelariaceae. It contains 3 species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1974.[2]