''Carbonea vitellaria'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the family

Lecanoraceae The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichen A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the c ...

. It has a worldwide distribution. In

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

it has been reported growing on '' Candelariella vitellina'' near

Egilsstaðir Egilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river. It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region (Iceland), Eastern Region with, as of 2024, a population of 2,632 inha ...

and on King George Island, Antarctica.

References

Lecanoraceae Fungi described in 1852 Fungi of Iceland Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist) Lichenicolous fungi Fungus species {{Lecanorales-stub