''Sphaerellothecium'' 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 ...

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the family

Phyllachoraceae Phyllachoraceae is a family of sac fungi. Genera As accepted by 2020 Outline (with amount of species per genus); *'' Ascovaginospora'' (1) *'' Brobdingnagia'' (4) *'' Camarotella'' (8) *'' Coccodiella'' (27) *'' Cyclodomus'' (5) *'' Des ...

. All of the species in the genus are

lichenicolous 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 ...

, meaning they grow parasitically on

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.

Species

*'' Sphaerellothecium abditum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' – Ukraine *'' Sphaerellothecium aipoliae'' *''

Sphaerellothecium araneosum ''Sphaerellothecium araneosum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Phyllachoraceae. Distribution ''Sphaerellothecium araneosum'' has been reported from the highlands of Iceland and the Arctic desert of Severnaya Zemlya in Russia ...

'' *'' Sphaerellothecium arctoparmeliae'' *'' Sphaerellothecium arnoldii'' *'' Sphaerellothecium atryneae'' *''

Sphaerellothecium breussii ''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens. Species *'' Sphaerellothecium abditum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...

'' *'' Sphaerellothecium buelliae'' *'' Sphaerellothecium cinerascens'' *'' Sphaerellothecium cladoniae'' *'' Sphaerellothecium cladoniicola'' *'' Sphaerellothecium coniodes'' *'' Sphaerellothecium contextum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium epilecanora'' *'' Sphaerellothecium episoralium'' *'' Sphaerellothecium episquamarinae'' *'' Sphaerellothecium gallowayi'' *'' Sphaerellothecium giraltiae'' *''

Sphaerellothecium gowardii ''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens. Species *'' Sphaerellothecium abditum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...

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Sphaerellothecium heterodermiae ''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens. Species *'' Sphaerellothecium abditum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...

'' – Portugal *''

Sphaerellothecium icmadophilae ''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens. Species *'' Sphaerellothecium abditum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...

'' *'' Sphaerellothecium leratianum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium minutum'' – Norway *'' Sphaerellothecium pannariacearum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium parietinarium'' *'' Sphaerellothecium parmeliae'' *'' Sphaerellothecium parmotrematis'' – Portugal *'' Sphaerellothecium phaeorrhizae'' *'' Sphaerellothecium propinquellum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium reticulatum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium siphulae'' – Arctic *'' Sphaerellothecium soechtingii'' *''

Sphaerellothecium stereocaulorum ''Sphaerellothecium stereocaulorum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the Phyllachoraceae family. Distribution ''Sphaerellothecium stereocaulorum'' has been found in Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Host species and symptoms ''Sphaerelloth ...

'' *'' Sphaerellothecium subtile'' *'' Sphaerellothecium taimyricum'' *'' Sphaerellothecium thamnoliae'' *'' Sphaerellothecium usneicola''

References

Sordariomycetes genera Dothideomycetes genera Taxa named by Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf Lichenicolous fungi {{Sordariomycetes-stub