Sphaerosoma

For the genus of beetles, see Alexiidae.

Sphaerosoma is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. It contains three hypogeous (truffle-like) species that have been collected from Europe and North America.^[3]

Sphaerosoma
Sphaerosoma fuscescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Sphaerosoma Klotzsch (1839)
Type species
Sphaerosoma fuscescens Klotzsch (1839)
Species
S. echinulatum S. fuscescens S. hesperium
Synonyms[1]
Sphaerozosma Corda (1842)[2]