Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb.
(Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)
GenusScleroderma (earthballs)
FamilySCLERODERMATACEAE (earthballs and dyeballs)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball) :
1: Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)
28 Sep 2004 OSGR: SX76 50° 30’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
group of earthballs
Image 1: In situ - close-upImage 2: Side view - showing rootImage 3: Side view - showing root (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - surface ornamentation - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - surface ornamentation - magnifiedImage 6: Spores - focussed on profile - highly magnifiedImage 7: Spores - focussed on profile - highly magnified (2)Image 8: Spores - focussed on surface - highly magnifiedImage 9: Spores - focussed on surface - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Spores - focussed on surface - highly magnified (3)Image 11: Spores - magnifiedImage 12: Spores - magnified (2)
2: Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)
19 Sep 2001 OSGR: TQ13 51° 10’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Peridium surface - magnifiedImage 2: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 3: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 4: Spores - surface view showing ornamentation - highly magnified
3: Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)
18 Oct 1998 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
under Red Oak
Image 1: FruitbodiesImage 2: Fruitbodies - side viewsImage 3: FruitbodyImage 4: Fruitbody (2)Image 5: Fruitbody (3)Image 6: Fruitbody - LSImage 7: Fruitbody - LS - close-upImage 8: Fruitbody - side viewImage 9: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 10: Fruitbody - top viewImage 11: Fruitbody - top view (2)Image 12: Peridium - close-upImage 13: Peridium - close-up (2)Image 14: Peridium - close-up (3)Image 15: Spore - highly magnifiedImage 16: Spore - highly magnified (2)Image 17: Spores - magnifiedImage 18: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 19: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 20: Spores - highly magnified (3)

Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball)
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