Candelaria (lichen)
| Candelaria | |
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| Candelaria pacifica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Candelariomycetes |
| Order: | Candelariales |
| Family: | Candelariaceae |
| Genus: | Candelaria A.Massal. (1852) |
| Type species | |
| Candelaria concolor (Dicks.) Stein (1879)
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| Species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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]
Species[edit]
As of June 2023[update], Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts four species of Candelaria:[4]
- Candelaria asiatica D.Liu & J.S.Hur (2018)[5] – South Korea
- Candelaria concolor (Dicks.) Arnold (1879)
- Candelaria crawfordii (Müll.Arg.) P.M.Jørg. & D.J.Galloway (1992)
- Candelaria pacifica M.Westb. & Arup (2011)[6] – Europe; North America; South America
References[edit]
- ^ "Candelaria". MycoBank. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ 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. hdl:10481/61998.
- ^ Massalongo, A. (1852). "Synopsis lichenum blasteniosporum". Flora (Regensburg) (in Latin). 35: 561–576.
- ^ "Candelaria". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Liu, D.; Hur, J.S. (2018). "Candelaria asiatica, an ignored new species from South Korea". Mycobiology. 46 (4): 305–310. doi:10.1080/12298093.2018.1538070. PMC 6319464. PMID 30637138.
- ^ Westberg, M.; Arup, U. (2011). "Candelaria pacifica sp. nova (Ascomycota, Candelariales) and the identity of Candelaria vulgaris". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 106: 353–364.
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