Species

Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard earthball)

Scleroderma areolatum. Photo: (c) Harry Harms, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Scleroderma areolatum is a basidiomycete fungus and a member of the genus Scleroderma, or “earth balls.”

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Boletales (Boletes and allies)
        Suborder: Sclerodermatineae
        Family: Sclerodermataceae
        Genus: Scleroderma (Earthballs)
        Species: Scleroderma areolatum (Leopard earthball)

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