Name:		Sphaerobolus Tode, (1790) [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Carpobolus P. Micheli ex Paulet (1808) Siropeltis Arx & R. Garnier (1960)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Geastraceae Corda [Family] Geastrales K. Hosaka & Castellano [Order] Phallomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Sphaerobolus brunneocarneus Rick Sphaerobolus corii Schwein. Sphaerobolus crustaceus Schwein. Sphaerobolus cyclophorus (Desm.) Fr. Sphaerobolus dentatus (With.) Wm.G. Sm. Sphaerobolus epigaeus Berk. & M.A. Curtis Sphaerobolus grandis R.C. Lorenz Sphaerobolus impatiens Boud. Sphaerobolus iowensis L.B. Walker Sphaerobolus major Velen. Sphaerobolus minimus Sacc. Sphaerobolus minutissimus Schwein. Sphaerobolus rosaceus Tode Sphaerobolus rubidus Berk. & Broome Sphaerobolus solen Alb. & Schwein. Sphaerobolus sparsus Schwein. Sphaerobolus stellatus Tode Sphaerobolus terrestris (Alb. & Schwein.) G. W. Sm. Sphaerobolus tubulosus Fr.
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]