Galapagos Species Database
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Candelaria pacifica
liquen llama de la vela, Candleflame lichen
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Lecanoromycetes
Order
Lecanorales
Family
Candelariaceae
Genus
Candelaria
Species
pacifica
Taxon category: Accepted
F. Bungartz: first published as nomen nudum by M. Westberg in Nash et al. (2002), then validated in M. Westb. & Arup, Bibl. Lich. 106: 358 (2011).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Nash III, T.H. Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bungartz, F. (2002) Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Volume 1 Lichens Unlimited, Tempe
- Westberg, M. Arup, U. (2011) Candelaria pacifica sp. nova (Ascomycota, Candelariales) and the identity of Candelaria vulgaris Bibliotheca Lichenologica 106, 353-364
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"Galapagos Species Database, Candelaria pacifica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=3561. Accessed 5 November 2026.