Name:		Sphaerodes Clem., (1909) page 44, 173 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Vittadinula (Sacc.) Clem. & Shear (1931)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Ceratostomataceae G. Winter [Family] Melanosporales M. Zhang & M. Blackw. [Order] Hypocreomycetidae O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subclass] Sordariomycetes 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 Sphaerodes beatonii (D. Hawksw.) P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw. Sphaerodes compressa (Udagawa & Cain) P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw. Sphaerodes episphaeria (W. Phillips & Plowr.) Clem. Sphaerodes episphaericum (W. Phillips & Plowr.) Clem. Sphaerodes episphaerium (W. Phillips & Plowr.) Clem. Sphaerodes fimicola (E.C. Hansen) P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw. Sphaerodes iraquiensis ined. Sphaerodes manginii (Vincens) Arx Sphaerodes micropertusa Y. Horie, Udagawa & P.F. Cannon Sphaerodes moreaui (Doguet) Arx Sphaerodes ornata (Zukal) Arx Sphaerodes perplexa (D. Hawksw.) P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw. Sphaerodes pseudofimicola Stchigel & Guarro Sphaerodes retispora (Udagawa & Cain) P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (1 record)
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]