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Scleroderma Pers., 1801 (earthballs)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Species Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb., 1818 (Leopard Earthball) 3 16 16   2
Species Scleroderma bovista Fr., 1829 (Potato Earthball) 8   10   1
Species Scleroderma cepa Pers., 1801 (Onion Earthball)         4
Species Scleroderma citrinum Pers., 1801 (Common Earthball) 1 16   1 8
Species Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers., 1801 (Scaly Earthball) 2 19 9   2

Suggested Literature

Scleroderma may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
BOLETALES
(spongecap taodstools and their relatives)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Scleroderma:

Photos fruitbody fruitbody is parasitised by sporangium Syzygites megalocarpus - Toadstool Pin Mould (Mucorales: Mucoraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998

Scleroderma may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998 Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook

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