Scleroderma (genus)

Scleroderma (genus)

Taxobox
name = Scleroderma


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regnum = Fungi
divisio = Basidiomycota
classis = Agaricomycetes
ordo = Boletales
familia = Sclerodermataceae
genus = "Scleroderma"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =

"Scleroderma" is a genus of 25 species of fungi, commonly known as earth balls, now known to belong to the "Boletales". The best known species are "S. citrinum" and "S. verrucosum". They are found worldwide.Various members of this genus are used as inoculation symbionts to colonize and promote the growth of tree seedlings in nurseries. [ [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17406907?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum Chen YL, Liu S, Dell B. Mycorrhizal status of Eucalyptus plantations in south China and implications for management. Mycorrhiza. 2007 Sep;17(6):527-35] ]

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