Candelina

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]

Candelina
Candelina submexicana in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Species

C. africana
C. mexicana
C. submexicana

References
  1. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
  2. Poelt, J. (1974). "Zur Kenntnis der Flechtenfamilie Candelariaceae". Phyton (in German). 16: 189–210.


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