''Sphaerodes'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
within the
Coronophorales
The Coronophorales are an order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. According to a 2008 estimate, the order consisted of 4 families, 26 genera, and 87 species. This was changed in 2020, it then had 6 families, with 46 genera.
Families
* Bert ...
order but it has not been placed within a family.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (Binomial nomenclature, scientific names) in the fungus Kingdom (biology), kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partn ...
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Sphaerodes beatonii''
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Sphaerodes compressa''
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Sphaerodes episphaerium''
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Sphaerodes manginii''
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Sphaerodes ornata''
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Sphaerodes perplexa''
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Sphaerodes retispora''
Former species;
*''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
References
External links
*
Sphaerodes' at
Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and th ...
Sordariomycetes genera
Coronophorales
Taxa named by Frederic Clements
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