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Candelariella

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Candelariella
A herbarium specimen of Candelariella vitellina
A herbarium specimen of Candelariella vitellina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelariella
Müll.Arg. (1894)
Type species
Candelariella vitellina
(Ehrh.) Müll.Arg. (1894)
Species

Candelariella is a genus of bright yellow, ocher, or greenish yellow crustose or squamulose lichens in the family Lecanoraceae.[1] Members of the genus are commonly called eggyolk lichens,[2] goldspeck lichens, or yolk lichens.[3]: 249 

References

  1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ Name Search Results for Scientific Name Candelariella, USDA
  3. ^ Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
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