Ascodesmis sphaerospora Obrist, Can. J. Bot. 39: 948. 1961.
Description：
Apothecia gregarious, minute, without excipulum, formed by asci and paraphyses, 100-250 μm wide, dark brown. Asci 8-spored, broadly clavate to saccate, 88-100 × 24-30 μm. Ascospores globose to subglobose, hyaline to pale brown, without ornamentation, 10-12 μm diam.; 12-14 μm including ornamentation, reticulate. Pararphyses filiform, expanded at tips, 3-6 μm wide.
Specimens：
Yilan: Fushan Botanical Garden, on monkey dung, 11 Mar. 1997, Y.Z. Wang 9708 (TNM F5716). Kaohsiung: Fengshan, on goat dung, 5 Mar. 1993, Y.Z. Wang 93034 (TNM F0721). Nantou: Lienhuachih, on rabbit dung, 30 Jan. 1996, Y.Z. Wang 9615 (TNM F4472). Taichung: Kaomei, on goat dung, Mar. 18, 1994, Y.Z. Wang 9406 (TNM F1921).
Habitat：
Coprophilous. On dung of lion, tiger, jaguar, dog, raccoon, rabbit, elk, and giraffe, also isolated from soil.
Distribution：
Cosmopolitan.
References：
Brummelen, J. 1981; Liou, CS and Chen, ZC. 1977.
Provided：
Y. Z. Wang
Note：
This species is distinguished by its globose or subglobose ascospores with a reticulate ornamentation. Ascodemis microscopica also has reticulate ascospores which are, however broadly ellipsoid with an irregular reticulation (Brummelen; 1981).
Phylum：Ascomycota >> Class： Ascomycetes >> Order： Pezizales 
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