Name:		Sphaerophorus melanocarpus DC. apud Lamarck, J.B.A.P.M. de Monnet; Candolle, A.P. de, (1805) page 178
Basionym:		Lichen melanocarpus Sw.
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Sphaerophorus Pers. [Genus] Sphaerophoraceae Fr. [Family] Lecanorales Nannf. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [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:		Subspecific taxa Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma angustior (Reinke) Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma deficatus Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma insignis (Laurer) J.S. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma macrophyllus (Zahlbr.) Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma melanocarpus Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma palmatus Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma prolifer (F. Wilson) J.S. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma proliferus (A. Wilson) Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma ramosissimus Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma subteres (Zahlbr.) Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus forma vividulus (Colenso) Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus subsp. formosanus Zahlbr. Sphaerophorus melanocarpus subsp. hawaiiensis Ohlsson Sphaerophorus melanocarpus subsp. melanocarpus Sphaerophorus melanocarpus var. australis (M. Laurer) Js. Murray Sphaerophorus melanocarpus var. candidus (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr. Sphaerophorus melanocarpus var. melanocarpus Sphaerophorus melanocarpus var. scrobiculatus (Bab.) Js. Murray
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 1: 693, Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 8: 173
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (112 records)
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]