Candelariella vitellina is a common and widespread green-yellow to orange-yellow crustose areolate lichen that grows on rock, wood, and bark, all over the world.Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region. Vol 2, Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bugartz, F., (eds.) 2001, [1] It grows on non-calcareous rock, wood, and bark. It often has tiny lobate areoles in the shape of lion claws. The areoles may be flat or convex. Its sexual reproduction structures (apothecia) are a 0.35–1.0 mm-wide disc, darker yellow than the thallus, rimmed with thallus-like tissue lecanorine, flat but becoming convex with age. Lichen spot tests are K+ reddish, KC−, and C−. It produces calycin, pulvinic acid, pulvinic dilactone and vulpinic acid as secondary metabolites. In California, it prefers growing on granite, but can also be found on wood (rarely on bark) and other kinds of rock.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, Candelariella vitellina looks like a miniature version of C. rosulans. It can be distinguished by C. vitanela having a visible exciple (the rim around the apothecia disc), which C. rosulans does not have. It is usually much larger and thicker than the similar C. lutella. It is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species Carbonea vitellinaria.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Candelariella vitellina has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens8
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences10
eDNA detections9
Countries5
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Candelariella vitellina voucher s. leavitt 21334cand (BRY-C) small subunit ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1 and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence; and internal transcribed spacer 2, partial sequence
Marker genes sequenced
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★ITS10
fungal barcode
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type21 361 records
Wild obs. + sensor15 247
Museum / vouchered5 930
Other184
Origin
Native107
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO41 092 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy32% within 1 km
≤100 m 3 409≤1 km 886≤10 km 8 967>10 km 51
13 313 georeferenced · 1 934 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor15 247
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy53% within 1 km
≤100 m 469≤1 km 752≤10 km 914>10 km 184
2 319 georeferenced · 3 611 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence5 930
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions72 of 147 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
St. Paul, US
334
Uppsala, SE
280
Wuzhou, CN
274
BClocation not on record
239
Madison, US
236
LDlocation not on record
232
GZUlocation not on record
219
ASUlocation not on record
175
University of Gdansklocation not on record
169
Philadelphia, US
165
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
155
BDBClocation not on record
147
Berlin, DE
110
Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record
103
Bronx, US
93
Museo Achille Folettolocation not on record
89
Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiejlocation not on record
89
Mlocation not on record
88
TSBlocation not on record
87
AASlocation not on record
85
UNITOlocation not on record
79
MAlocation not on record
75
Canberra, AU
75
DOI/NPS, Colonial National Historical Parklocation not on record
73
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung: Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseumlocation not on record
72
Olocation not on record
70
Hobart, AU
62
Stockholm, SE
57
CJBGlocation not on record
56
València, ES
53
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańlocation not on record
49
British Antarctic Surveylocation not on record
49
WTUlocation not on record
45
Durham, US
45
Salzburg, AT
45
Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institutelocation not on record
44
Vancouver, CA
43
Bozeman, US
43
Chicago, US
43
US
41
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
40
39
Bergen, NO
39
Museum of the Rockieslocation not on record
36
CLUlocation not on record
36
SLU Artdatabankenlocation not on record
34
Madrid, ES
32
Helsinki, FI
31
Ann Arbor, US
29
Trondheim, NO
29
MeiseBGlocation not on record
28
New Haven, US
26
Boise, US
23
Barcelona, ES
21
Uniwersytet Wrocławskilocation not on record
21
Museo civico di Storia naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova | Giacomo Doria Natural History Museum in Genoalocation not on record
19
McWane Science Centerlocation not on record
18
ILLSlocation not on record
18
Clocation not on record
18
Kensington, AU
18
Natural History and Science Museum of the University of PO-Lrto (MHNC-UP)location not on record
17
Göteborg, SE
16
PHlocation not on record
16
San Luis Obispo, US
16
Minia, EG
15
Université Lavallocation not on record
15
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
15
Fort Hayslocation not on record
14
BG-NMNHSlocation not on record
12
TROMlocation not on record
11
South Kensington, GB
10
Santa Barbara, US
10
MNHWlocation not on record
10
Edmonton, CA
10
Auckland, NZ
9
Burlington, US
7
ULBF-AGRlocation not on record
7
Vitoria, ES
6
Institute of the Industrial Ecology Problems of the North of Kola Science Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.location not on record
6
nbflocation not on record
5
BioFokuslocation not on record
5
Knoxville, US
5
Tallinn, EE
5
Champaign, US
5
PRClocation not on record
5
M-Lichenslocation not on record
5
San Sebastián, ES
4
Kew, GB
4
Toronto, CA
4
San Diego, US
4
Christchurch, NZ
4
Pocatello, US
4
Edinburgh, GB
4
EL PASO, US
3
Chapel Hill, US
3
CASlocation not on record
3
Wellington, NZ
3
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
3
University of Western Ontariolocation not on record
3
Albuquerque, US
3
University of Oslo, Natural History Museumlocation not on record
3
Mexico City, MX
2
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record
2
Porvoo, FI
2
Davis, US
2
WU-MYClocation not on record
2
Oregon State Universitylocation not on record
2
University of Hamburglocation not on record
2
Brisbane, AU
2
FLASlocation not on record
2
Bourges, FR
2
Oskarshamn, SE
2
Clemson, US
2
Umeå Universitylocation not on record
2
Weber State Universitylocation not on record
2
GJOlocation not on record
2
Uniwersytet Łódzkilocation not on record
1
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kewlocation not on record
1
Royal Ontario Museumlocation not on record
1
TFBLMlocation not on record
1
Durham, US
1
Garðabær, IS
1
VALElocation not on record
1
Pullman, US
1
Mount Annan, AU
1
Rotorua, NZ
1
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record
1
Karlsruhe, DE
1
Logan, US
1
UFMSlocation not on record
1
Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia Giancarlo Ligabue | Natural History Museum of Venice Giancarlo Ligabuelocation not on record
1
Metsähallituslocation not on record
1
Servico de Microbiologia e Imunologialocation not on record
1
Frauenfeld, CH
1
UAclocation not on record
1
Adelaide, AU
1
US
1
Portland, US
1
Barcelona, ES
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
College Park, US
1
Universidade de Lisboa, Museu Bocagelocation not on record
1
SIBA_UMAGlocation not on record
1
Sion, CH
1
NYSlocation not on record
1
Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, JP
1
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record
1
147 institutions · 5 413 of 5 930 vouchered records shown · 450 without an institution code
09Environmental DNA9 detections
Where the DNA of Candelariella vitellina was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found9
Studies independent surveys2
Countries5
Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 9 detections have coordinates
Open the map5 countries0
Siliceous rock in open pine forestOn sun-exposed, siliceous rockOn soil and calcareous rock
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median11.8 °C 4.20–14.5
Seasonal swing summer↔winter19.6 °C
Max temp (day)14.6 °C 6.50–18.9
Min temp (night)8.40 °C 1.40–10.5
Precipitation78.5 mm/mo 56.3–146
Air humidity62.8 % 56.9–66.1
Moisture balance-1.40 mm/mo -40.2–91.5
Vapour deficit560 Pa 322–782
Wind speed2.90 m/s 2.40–4.10
Cloud cover44.5 % 38.7–52.4
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 8 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
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