Sphaerophorus

Sphaerophorus a genus of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales.

Sphaerophorus
Sphaerophorus globosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Sphaerophoraceae
Genus:	Sphaerophorus Pers. (1794)
Type species
Sphaerophorus coralloides Pers. (1794)
Species
S. coralloides S. fragilis S. globosus S. imshaugii S. murrayi S. patagonicus S. whakapapaensis S. yangii
Synonyms[1]
Baeoderma Vain. (1922) Sphaerophoronomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) Sphaerophorum Schrad. (1794) Syrigosis Neck. ex Kremp. (1869) Thysanophoron Stirt. (1883)

Members of Sphaerophorus are commonly called ball lichens,^[2][3] coral lichens,^[4]: 198 or tree coral.^[4]: 198

According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains eight species.^[5]