Candelariella corviniscalensis

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Candelariales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Candelariomycetes
Subclassis: Candelariomycetidae
Ordo: Candelariales

Familia: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelariella
Species: Candelariella corviniscalensis

Name edit

Candelariella corviniscalensis C.A. Morse & M. Westb., 2011


Etymology: The epithet corviniscalensis (from Latin corvinus "of crows" plus scala "staircase, ladder" and by extension "perch" or "roost") commemorates Crow's Roost, the colloquial place name for the type locality and the only known locality of the new species.

References edit

  • Westburg, M.; Morse, C.A. and Wedin, M. (2011) Two new species of Candelalriella and a key to the Candelariales (lichenized Ascomycetes) in North America. The Bryologist 114(2): 325–334.   (RLL List # 223 / Rec. # 33011 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR)

Vernacular names edit