Candelariella vainioana

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Candelariella vainioana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Candelariomycetes
Order: Candelariales
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelariella
Species:
C. vainioana
Binomial name
Candelariella vainioana
Hakul.
(1954)

Candelariella vainioana is a species of crustose lichen in the family Candelariaceae. It was described by Finnish lichenologist Rainar Hakulinen in 1954 from collections made by Edvard August Vainio in Hollola in 1874. The specific epithet vainioana honours Vainio.[1] The lichen has been reported from Finland, Sweden, and Norway. The lichen's common name in Swedish is kopparägglav,[2] and kuparikeltuaisjäkälä in Finnish, both of which mean "copper egg-yolk". As of 2019, it is considered to be an endangered species in Finland due to its small population.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hakulinen, R. (1954). "Die Flechtengattung Candelariella Müller Argoviensis" [The lichen genus Candelariella Müller Argoviensis]. Annales Botanici Societatis Zoologicae Botanicae Fennicae "Vanamo" (in German). 27 (3): 100.
  2. ^ Nordin, Anders; Thor, Göran; Hermansson, Janolof (2004). "Lavar med svenska namn–tredje upplagan". Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift (in Swedish). 98 (6): 339.
  3. ^ "Candelariella vainioana". Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 January 2021.