Sphaerophoropsis

Sphaerophoropsis is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Cladoniaceae.^[1] A monotypic genus, Sphaerophoropsis contains the single species Sphaerophoropsis stereocauloides. Both the genus and species were described as new to science in 1890 by Finnish lichenologist Edvard August Vainio, from collections made in Brazil.^[2]

Sphaerophoropsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Cladoniaceae
Genus:	Sphaerophoropsis Vain. (1890)
Type species
Sphaerophoropsis stereocauloides Vain. (1890)