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Candelina
Sign in to saveCandelina is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Candelariaceae. It comprises three species of yellow-colored, rock-dwelling crustose lichens. The lichens grow on sun-baked rocks in desert and semi-desert regions in the Americas and south-western Africa.
Species
Mexican Yolk Lichen
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassCandelariomycetes
- OrderCandelariales
- FamilyCandelariaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Candelariaceae
- Collections
- UTEP, F, ASU, WIS, COLO, OS
- Recorded in
- United States, Costa Rica, Philippines, Mexico, Peru
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Candelariaceae
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- taxon name
- Candelina
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Candelina mexicana
- taxon common name
- candelina lichen
- Commons category
- Candelina
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Habitat and distribution
- References
Candelina is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Candelariaceae. It comprises three species of yellow-colored, rock-dwelling crustose lichens. The lichens grow on sun-baked rocks in desert and semi-desert regions in the Americas and south-western Africa.
==Taxonomy==
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