Sphaerophorus

Sphaerophorus
Sphaerophorus globosus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Sphaerophoraceae
Genus:	Sphaerophorus Pers. (1794)
Type species
Sphaerophorus coralloides Pers. (1794)
Species
S. coralloides S. fragilis S. globosus S. imshaugii S. murrayi S. patagonicus S. whakapapaensis S. yangii
Synonyms [1]
Baeoderma Vain. (1922) Sphaerophoronomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) Sphaerophorum Schrad. (1794) Syrigosis Neck. ex Kremp. (1869) Thysanophoron Stirt. (1883)

Sphaerophorus a genus of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales.

Members of Sphaerophorus are commonly called ball lichens, ^{[2] [3]} coral lichens, ^{[4] : 198} or tree coral. ^{[4] : 198}

According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains eight species. ^[5]

References

1. "Sphaerophorus Pers. 1794". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
2. Ball Lichen (Sphaerophorus), Encyclopedia of Life
3. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Name Search
4. Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN   978-0-300-19500-2
5. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 649. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.