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Candelariella
Sign in to saveCandelariella is a genus of bright yellow, ocher, or greenish yellow crustose or squamulose lichens in the family Candelariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called eggyolk lichens, goldspeck lichens, or yolk lichens.
Species
Common Goldspeck
PHYLUM
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderCandelariales
- FamilyCandelariaceae
Observations8,058
Observations recorded27,652,457
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,342
- With media
- 678
- Family
- Candelariaceae
- Collections
- UFRGS, UTEP, US, UNB, OSC, MEL
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Netherlands, United States, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Spain, Austria
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Characteristics
- Habitat and distribution
- Species interactions
- Species
- References
Candelariella is a genus of bright yellow, ocher, or greenish yellow crustose or squamulose lichens in the family Candelariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called eggyolk lichens, goldspeck lichens, or yolk lichens.
==Taxonomy==
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