Name:		Varicellaria Nyl., Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 5 (1858) page 117, 119 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Varicellariomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Ochrolechiaceae R.C. Harris ex Lumbsch & I. Schmitt [Family] Pertusariales M. Choisy ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Ostropomycetidae Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Varicellaria carneonivea (Anzi) Erichsen Varicellaria kemensis Räsänen Varicellaria microsticta Nyl. Varicellaria rhodocarpa (Körb.) Th. Fr.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (4 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]