Candelaria (lichen)

Candelaria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Candelariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian lichenologist Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852.

Species

, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts seven species of Candelaria:

• Candelaria asiatica – South Korea
• Candelaria concolor
• Candelaria coudercii
• Candelaria crawfordii
• Candelaria fibrosa
• Candelaria murrayi
• Candelaria pacifica – Europe; North America; South America

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