Name:		Sphaerothallia Nees ex Eversm., Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 15 (1831) page 360 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Aspicilia A. Massal.
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Megasporaceae Lumbsch [Family] Pertusariales M. Choisy ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Ostropomycetidae Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Sphaerothallia affinis (Eversm.) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia aschabadensis (J. Steiner) Szatala Sphaerothallia aspera (Mereschk.) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia desertorum (Kremp.) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia emiliae (Tomin) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia esculenta (Pall.) Eversm. Sphaerothallia foliacea (Elenkin) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia fruiticulosofoliacea (Elenkin) Szatala Sphaerothallia fruticulosa (Eversm.) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia hispida (Mereschk.) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia jussufii (Link) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia lacunosa (Mereschk.) Follmann & A. Crespo Sphaerothallia straussii (J. Steiner) Follmann & A. Crespo
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]