Candelariaceae

Candelariaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Candelariomycetes
Order:	Candelariales
Family:	Candelariaceae; Hakul. (1954)
Genera
	Candelaria; Candelariella; Candelina; Placomaronea

Candelariaceae is a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Candelariales. It contains four genera and about 65 species.^[1] The family was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist Rainar Hakulinen in 1954.^[2]

Genera[]

Candelaria A.Massal. (1852) – 7 spp.
Candelariella Müll.Arg. (1894) – ca. 50 spp.
Candelina Poelt (1974) – 3 spp.
Placomaronea Räsänen (1944) – 6 spp.

References[]

^ 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.
^ Hakulinen, R. (1954). "Die Flechtengattung Candelariella Müller Argoviensis". Annales Botanici Societatis Zoologicae Botanicae Fennicae "Vanamo". (in German). 27 (3): 11.

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[Wijayawardene_et_al._2020-1] 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.

[Hakulinen_1954-2] Hakulinen, R. (1954). "Die Flechtengattung Candelariella Müller Argoviensis". Annales Botanici Societatis Zoologicae Botanicae Fennicae "Vanamo". (in German). 27 (3): 11.

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