Carbonicola (lichen)

Carbonicola
Thallus of Carbonicola myrmecina, growing on the bark of Pseudotsuga menziesii; magnified 20X
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Carbonicolaceae
Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)
Genus: Carbonicola
Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)
Type species
Carbonicola anthracophila
(Nyl.) Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)
Species

C. anthracophila
C. foveata
C. myrmecina

Carbonicola is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi. It is the sole genus in the monogeneric family Carbonicolaceae.[1] The genus, which collectively has an almost cosmopolitan distribution, contains three squamulose lichens that prefer to grow on burned wood in temperate areas of the world.

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