Candelaria (lichen)

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Candelaria
Candelaria pacifica.jpeg
Candelaria pacifica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelaria
A.Massal. (1852)
Type species
Candelaria concolor
(Dicks.) Stein (1879)
Species





Synonyms[1]
  • Placodium sect. Candelaria (A.Massal.) & Rostr. (1869)
  • Xanthoria sect. Candelaria (A.Massal.) Th.Fr. (1871)
  • Lecanora sect. Candelaria (A.Massal.) Cromb. (1894)

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[]

As of November 2021, Species Fungorum accepts 5 species of Candelaria:[4]

  • D.Liu & J.S.Hur (2018)[5] – South Korea
  • (Dicks.) Arnold (1879)
  • (Müll.Arg.) P.M.Jørg. & D.J.Galloway (1992)
  • M.Westb. & Frödén (2007)[6] – Peru
  • M.Westb. & Arup (2011)[7] – Europe; North America; South America

References[]

  1. ^ "Candelaria". MycoBank. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Massalongo, A. (1852). "Synopsis lichenum blasteniosporum". Flora (Regensburg) (in Latin). 35: 561–576.
  4. ^ Source dataset. Species Fungorum Plus: Species Fungorum for CoL+. "Candelaria". Catalog of Life Version 2021-10-18. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ Liu, D.; Hur, J.S. (2018). "Candelaria asiatica, an ignored new species from South Korea". Mycobiology. 46 (4): 305–310.
  6. ^ Westberg, M.; Frödén, P. (2007). "Candelaria fibrosoides - a new species from Peru". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 95: 549–554.
  7. ^ 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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