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Sphaerophoraceae
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Sphaerophoraceae

The Sphaerophoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution, especially in southern temperate regions. The genus contains 5 genera and 32 species.

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7 branches of this family, most-observed first

Coral Lichens

genusSphaerophorus

Bunodophoron

genusBunodophoron

Leifidium

genusLeifidium

Neophyllis

genusNeophyllis

Austropeltum

genusAustropeltum

Calycidium

genusCalycidium

Gilbertaria

genusGilbertaria

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55242.