Name:		Placodium candelarium Weber ex F.H. Wigg.
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Placodium Weber ex F.H. Wigg. [Genus] Teloschistaceae Zahlbr. [Family] Teloschistales D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [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:		Subspecific taxa Placodium candelarium forma candelarium Placodium candelarium forma chlorinum (Harm.) Gyeln. Placodium candelarium forma citrinum (Kremp.) Gyeln. Placodium candelarium forma granulosum (Harm.) Gyeln. Placodium candelarium var. candelarium Placodium candelarium var. effusum (Tuck.) Gyeln. Placodium candelarium var. pulvinatum (Anzi) Gyeln. Placodium candelarium var. substellatum (Ach.) Gyeln.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 6: 45
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
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]