Sphaerodes (fungus) explained

Sphaerodes is a genus of fungi within the Coronophorales order but it has not been placed within a family.^[1]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Sphaerodes beatonii
• Sphaerodes compressa
• Sphaerodes episphaerium
• Sphaerodes manginii
• Sphaerodes ornata
• Sphaerodes perplexa
• Sphaerodes retispora

Former species;^[2]

• S. ellipsospora = Dactylidispora ellipsospora, Melanosporales
• S. fimicola = Microthecium fimicola, Ceratostomataceae
• S. inferior = Microthecium inferius, Ceratostomataceae
• S. levita = Microthecium levitum, Ceratostomataceae
• S. micropertusa = Microthecium micropertusum, Ceratostomataceae
• S. moreaui = Microthecium moreaui, Ceratostomataceae
• S. mycoparasitica = Melanospora mycoparasitica, Ceratostomataceae
• S. quadrangularis = Microthecium quadrangulare, Ceratostomataceae
• S. retispora var. inferior = Microthecium inferius, Ceratostomataceae
• S. singaporensis = Dactylidispora singaporensis, Melanosporales
• S. tenuissima = Microthecium tenuissimum, Ceratostomataceae

External links

• Sphaerodes at Index Fungorum

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota – 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1–58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA .
2. Web site: Species Fungorum - Search Page - Sphaerodes . www.speciesfungorum.org . 15 July 2023.