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Candelina
Sign in to saveCandelina is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Candelariaceae. It comprises three species of yellow-colored, rock-dwelling crustose lichens. The lichens grow on sun-baked rocks in desert and semi-desert regions in the Americas and south-western Africa.
Species
Mexican Yolk Lichen
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassCandelariomycetes
- OrderCandelariales
- FamilyCandelariaceae
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Candelina is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Candelariaceae. It comprises three species of yellow-colored, rock-dwelling crustose lichens. The lichens grow on sun-baked rocks in desert and semi-desert regions in the Americas and south-western Africa.
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