Sphaerophorus
Genus of lichens
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Sphaerophorus is a genus of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales.
| Sphaerophorus | |
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| Sphaerophorus globosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Sphaerophoraceae |
| Genus: | Sphaerophorus Pers. (1794) |
| Type species | |
| Sphaerophorus coralloides Pers. (1794) | |
| Species | |
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S. coralloides | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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]
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