''Sclerococcum'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

lichenicolous fungi A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific to ...

in the family

Dactylosporaceae The Dactylosporaceae or Sclerococcaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes. It is the only family of the order Sclerococcales and subclass Sclerococcomycetidae. Taxonomy There are currently seven genera in the fami ...

Taxonomy

The genus was

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in 1825 by

Elias Magnus Fries Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. Career Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö. He acquired ...

. The

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Sclerococcum sphaerale ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acharius (as ''Spiloma sphaerale''). This fungus is a lichenicolous

hyphomycete Hyphomycetes are a form classification of fungi, part of what has often been referred to as fungi imperfecti, Deuteromycota, or anamorphic fungi. Hyphomycetes lack closed fruit bodies, and are often referred to as moulds (or molds). Most hyphom ...

– a

mould A mold () or mould () is one of the structures certain fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of spores containing fungal secondary metabolites. The spores are the dispersal units of the fungi. No ...

that lives on a

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

analysis published in 2012 showed that ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'' grouped together in a

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with species of ''Dactylospora'' in the class Eurotiomycetes. In 2016, Réblová and colleagues proposed a new family Sclerococcaceae in a new order (Sclerococcales) to accommodate the type genus ''Sclerococcum'', ''Dactylospora'', '' Rhopalophora'', three strains of

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-associated fungi, and an isolate of '' Fusichalara minuta''. This classification was not accepted in the 2017 ''Outline of the Ascomycota'', which retained the family

Species

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Sclerococcum acarosporae ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

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Sclerococcum acarosporicola ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

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Sclerococcum aeruginosum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

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Sclerococcum ahtii ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

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Sclerococcum allantoideum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

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Sclerococcum amygdalariae ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

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Sclerococcum anziae ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

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Sclerococcum aptrootii ''Sclerococcum aptrootii'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Dactylosporaceae. Found in Puerto Rico, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by Belgian mycologist Paul Diederich. The type specimen was collected in Ma ...

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Sclerococcum areolatum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

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Sclerococcum arthrobotryinum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum aspiciliicola'' *'' Sclerococcum athallinum'' *'' Sclerococcum attendendum'' *'' Sclerococcum australe'' *'' Sclerococcum bloxamii'' *''

Sclerococcum boreale ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum caledonicum'' *'' Sclerococcum canariense'' *'' Sclerococcum cladoniicola'' *'' Sclerococcum crassitunicatum'' *'' Sclerococcum crassum'' *''

Sclerococcum davidii ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achar ...

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Sclerococcum deminutum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achar ...

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Sclerococcum dendriscostictae ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achar ...

'' – India *'' Sclerococcum dobrowolskii'' *'' Sclerococcum epicladonia'' *'' Sclerococcum epimyces'' *'' Sclerococcum epiphytorum'' *'' Sclerococcum ewersii'' – Australia *'' Sclerococcum fissurinae'' –

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*'' Sclerococcum frigidum'' *'' Sclerococcum gelidarium'' *'' Sclerococcum glaucomarioides'' *'' Sclerococcum griseisporodochium'' *'' Sclerococcum hafellnerianum'' *'' Sclerococcum haliotrephum'' *'' Sclerococcum heterodermiae'' *''

Sclerococcum homoclinellum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achar ...

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Sclerococcum imperfectum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum inconspicuum'' *'' Sclerococcum inopinum'' *'' Sclerococcum inquilinum'' *'' Sclerococcum leuckertii'' *'' Sclerococcum lobariellum'' *''

Sclerococcum luridum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum mangrovei'' *''

Sclerococcum mediterraneum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achar ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum microsporum'' *'' Sclerococcum montagnei'' – Macaronesia *'' Sclerococcum olivaceum'' *''

Sclerococcum ophthalmizae ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum orygmaeum'' *'' Sclerococcum parasitaster'' *''

Sclerococcum parasiticum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum parellarium'' *'' Sclerococcum pertusariicola'' *'' Sclerococcum phaeophysciae'' *''

Sclerococcum phyllobaeis ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum physciae'' – India *'' Sclerococcum pleiospermum'' *'' Sclerococcum polysporum'' *''

Sclerococcum porphyreum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum protothallinum'' *'' Sclerococcum pseudourceolatum'' *'' Sclerococcum purpurascens'' *'' Sclerococcum pyrenaicum'' *'' Sclerococcum rhyparizae'' *'' Sclerococcum ricasoliae'' *'' Sclerococcum rimulicola'' *''

Sclerococcum rostrupii ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum rubiginosum'' *'' Sclerococcum saxatile'' *''

Sclerococcum serusiauxii ''Sclerococcum serusiauxii'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Dactylosporaceae. It was described as a new species in 1993 by Montserrat Boqueras and Paul Diederich. The type was collected in Col de la Pierre St Martin (Spanish ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum simplex'' *'' Sclerococcum sipmanii'' *''

'' *'' Sclerococcum stipitatum'' *''

Sclerococcum stygium ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum suburceolatum'' *'' Sclerococcum tegularum'' *'' Sclerococcum tephromelarum'' *'' Sclerococcum thelotrematicola'' *''

Sclerococcum toensbergii ''Sclerococcum toensbergii'' is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus in the family Sclerococcaceae. It is known from only a couple of collections made in the northwestern United States, and a collection in France. In the United ...

'' *'' Sclerococcum urceolatum'' *''

Sclerococcum verrucisporum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

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Sclerococcum verruculosum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

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Sclerococcum vrijmoediae ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Achari ...

References

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