''Candelaria'' (lichen)

Candelaria
A herbarium specimen of Candelaria fibrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Subclass: Incertae sedis
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelaria
A. Massal.
Type species
Candelaria concolor
(Dicks.) Stein

Candelaria is a genus of lichenized fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. The widespread genus contains 11 species.[1]

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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