Carbonicola (lichen)
| Carbonicola | |
|---|---|
| Thallus of Carbonicola myrmecina, growing on the bark of Pseudotsuga menziesii; magnified 20X | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Carbonicolaceae Bendiksby & Timdal (2013) |
| Genus: | Carbonicola Bendiksby & Timdal (2013) |
| Type species | |
| Carbonicola anthracophila (Nyl.) Bendiksby & Timdal (2013) | |
| Species | |
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C. anthracophila | |
Carbonicola is a small genus of lichen-forming fungi. It is the sole genus in the monogeneric family Carbonicolaceae. The genus, which collectively has an almost cosmopolitan distribution, contains three squamulose lichens that prefer to grow on burned wood in temperate areas of the world.