The Sphaerophoraceae are a
family
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of
lichenized fungi in the
order Lecanorales
The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695 species.
Families
* Aphanopsidaceae
* Biatorellaceae
* Briga ...
. Species of this family have a widespread distribution, especially in southern
temperate
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regions.
Sphaerophoraceae was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by mycologist
Elias Magnus Fries in 1831.
Genera
Sphaerophoraceae contains 6
genera
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and 39 species. Following the genus name is the
taxonomic authority
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, year of publication, and the number of species:
*''
Austropeltum''
– 1 sp.
*''
Bunodophoron'' – 25 spp.
*''
Calycidium''
– 2 spp.
*''
Leifidium''
– 1 sp.
*''
Neophyllis''
– 2 spp.
*''
Sphaerophorus
''Sphaerophorus'' a genus of lichenized fungi in the order
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'' – 8 spp.
References
Lecanorales
Lichen families
Lecanoromycetes families
Taxa described in 1831
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries
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