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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives)
SCLERODERMATACEAE
(earthballs and dyeballs)
Scleroderma
(earthballs)
Scleroderma
is also a member of:
Gasteromycetes
Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(via Sclerodermataceae)
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Scleroderma Pers., 1801 (earthballs)

Sets of Photographs

These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.

Taxon Summary # images # photos Date Vice-county Country
Scleroderma Fruitbody 1 1 19 Jan 1975 Berks England

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Species Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenb., 1818 (Leopard Earthball) 4 15 16
Species Scleroderma bovista Fr., 1829 (Potato Earthball) 8   10
Species Scleroderma citrinum Pers., 1801 (Common Earthball) 8 16 6
Species Scleroderma verrucosum (Bull.) Pers., 1801 (Scaly Earthball) 1 19 9

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Storey, M., 2009 Earthballs - British Scleroderma species

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 general literature references to Scleroderma (earthballs)

Scleroderma may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives)
Gasteromycetes Ectomycorrhizal fungi (via Sclerodermataceae) Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 18 feeding and other relationships of Scleroderma (earthballs)

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