Scleroderma Pers.
(earthballs)

Interactions where Scleroderma is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
fruitbody is parasitised by sporangium Syzygites megalocarpus Toadstool Pin Mould Mucorales: Mucoraceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Syzygites megalocarpus/Syzygites megalocarpustoadstool pin mouldsporangium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Sclerodermataceae/Scleroderma/Sclerodermaearthballsfruitbody sporangium parasitises fruitbody

Scleroderma (earthballs) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Scleroderma (earthballs) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Scleroderma areolatum
Leopard Earthball, Leopard-spotted Earthball
Species 2 trophisms
Scleroderma bovista
Potato Earthball
Species 1 trophisms
Scleroderma cepa
Onion Earthball
Species 4 trophisms
Scleroderma citrinum
Common Earthball
Species 8 trophisms 2 references
Scleroderma verrucosum
Scaly Earthball
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusScleroderma (earthballs)
FamilySCLERODERMATACEAE (earthballs and dyeballs)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scleroderma (earthballs)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Storey, M. 2009 Earthballs - British Scleroderma species Field Mycology Vol 10 (4): 122-127.

Scleroderma (earthballs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Scleroderma (earthballs):

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