''Candelaria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of lichen-forming

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

in the family

Candelariaceae ''Candelariaceae'' is a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Candelariales. It contains seven genera and about 73 species. The family was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist Rainar Hakulinen in 1954 to contain the type genus In bio ...

. The genus was

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every po ...

by Italian lichenologist

Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo (13 May 1824 – 25 May 1860) was an Italian paleobotanist and lichenologist. He was born in Tregnago in the Province of Verona and took a great interest in botany as a young man. Massalongo joined the faculty of med ...

in 1852.

Species

Species Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names ( scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of ...

accepts 5 species of ''Candelaria'': *'' Candelaria asiatica'' – South Korea *''

Candelaria concolor ''Candelaria concolor'', commonly known as the candleflame lichen or the lemon lichen, is an ascomycete of the genus '' Candelaria''. It is a small foliose lichen dispersed globally. Description and morphology The vegetative body, or thallu ...

'' *'' Candelaria crawfordii'' *'' Candelaria fibrosoides'' – Peru *'' Candelaria pacifica'' – Europe; North America; South America

References

Candelariales Ascomycota genera Lichen genera Taxa named by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo Taxa described in 1852 {{Ascomycota-stub