Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Ascomycota > Subphylum Pezizomycotina > Class Lichinomycetes > Order Candelariales > Family Candelariaceae > Genus Candelariella > Species Candelariella aurella
My image of Candelariella aurella, taken July 23, 2022 in Chalmette, LA, USA
FACT: This species has a known fungal parasite in Europe, which causes it to slowly produce less and less spores until it dies completely!
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