Sporormia Explained

Sporormia is a genus of fungi in the family Sporormiaceae and part of the phylum Ascomycota.^[1] It is morphologically distinct from other genera in this family due to the orientation of cylindrical ascospores contained in a gelatinous sheath within the asci of the fruitbody.^[2] It is mostly known for being coprophilous but known to utilize wood as a substrate as well.^[3]

Species List

As of 2024, 30 species within the Sporormia genera were recognized by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.^[4] This list is alphabetized.

-S. articulata

-S. brassicae

-S. carpinea

-S. chrysospora

-S. deserticola

-S. disjuncta

-S.fimetaria^[5]

-S. fimicola

-S. globosa

-S. leguminosa

-S. leptosphaerioides

-S. longipes

-S. marchaliana

-S. millingtoniae

-S. mirabilis

-S. nepalensis

-S. notarisii

-S. octoloculata

-S. ourasca

-S. pentamera

-S. pithyophila

-S. promiscua

-S. pulchra

-S. reticosa

-S. roumeguerei

-S. subticinensis

-S. transvaalensis

-S. tuberculata

-S. ulmicola

-S. variabilis

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. Korolyova . O. V. . Coprophilous microfungi of the genus Sporormiella Ellis & Everh. from Ukraine . Science and Education a New Dimension . III(8) . 73.
3. Book: Kirk, P.M. . Ainsworth & Brisby's Dictionary of The Fungi . Cannon . P.F. . Minter . D.W. . Stalpers . J.A. . CABI . 2008 . 978-0-85199-826-8 . 10th . 658.
4. Web site: Sporormia De Not., 1845 . 2024-02-25 . www.gbif.org . en.
5. Ahmed . S. Iftikhar . Cain . R. F. . 1972-03-01 . Revision of the genera Sporormia and Sporormiella . Canadian Journal of Botany . en . 50 . 3 . 419–477 . 10.1139/b72-061 . 0008-4026.