Candelina

Candelina
Candelina submexicana in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelina
Poelt (1964)
Type species
Candelina mexicana
(B.de Lesd.) Poelt (1974)
Species

C. africana
C. mexicana
C. submexicana

Candelina is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Candelariaceae. It contains 3 species. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Poelt in 1974.

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