Sphaerophorus (Coral lichens)

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Sphaerophorus tuckermanii. Photo: (c) Fred M. Rhoades, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Sphaerophorus a genus of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales.

Species: Sphaerophorus tuckermanii (Tuckerman’s coral lichen)

Species: Sphaerophorus venerabilis (Ancient coral lichen)