Bunodophoron

Bunodophoron
Bunodophoron melanocarpum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Sphaerophoraceae
Genus: Bunodophoron
A.Massal. (1861)
Type species
Bunodophoron australe
(Laurer) A.Massal. (1861)
Synonyms
  • Pseudosphaerophorus M.Satô (1968)
  • Pleurocybe Müll.Arg. (1884)
  • Pleurocybomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)

Bunodophoron is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Sphaerophoraceae. The genus has a broad distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, with several species also present in oceanic regions of the Northern Hemisphere.