Name:		Candelaria A. Massal., Flora 35 (1852) page 567 [basionym]
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Candelariaceae Hakul. [Family] Candelariales Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [Order] 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 Candelaria antarctica Candelaria arctica Körb. Candelaria aurella (Hoffm.) Arnold Candelaria calopizodes (Nyl.) Vain. Candelaria concolor (Dicks.) Arnold Candelaria coudercii Harm. Candelaria crawfordii (Müll. Arg.) ?M. Jørg. & D.J. Galloway Candelaria crenata (Nyl.) Walt. Watson Candelaria epixantha (Ach.) Arnold Candelaria fibrosa (Fr.) Müll. Arg. Candelaria fruticans Poelt & Oberw. Candelaria indica (Hue) Vain. Candelaria kenyensis C.W. Dodge Candelaria laciniosa Candelaria medians (Nyl.) Flagey Candelaria murrayi Poelt Candelaria quintanilhae Tav. Candelaria reflexa Candelaria sphaerobola Poelt & Reddi Candelaria stellata (Tuck.) Müll. Arg. Candelaria subsimilis (Th. Fr.) Müll. Arg. Candelaria substellata Ach. Candelaria vitellina (Hoffm.) A. Massal. Candelaria vulgaris Candelaria xanthostigma Candelaria xanthostigmoides (Müll. Arg.) Müll. Arg.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (1 record)
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]