# Fungi, lichens, algae and microbes of Somalia: 310 species > Every fungus, lichen, chromist alga, foraminiferan, bacterium and virus species with a record from Somalia in GBIF, with kingdom, family and number of records. Source page: https://calankii.com/en/nature/fungi-algae-and-microbes-of-somalia/ Last checked: 2026-11-13 Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com) ## In short On 12 November 2026 the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the international open database of species records, held records of 310 fungus, alga and microbe species with Somalia as the country, in 4 groups ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). The largest groups by number of species on record are ([GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei)): - Chromista: 161 - Fungi: 130 - Bacteria: 15 - Viruses: 4 ## Most often recorded The species with the most GBIF records from Somalia are Globorotalia menardii (220), Globigerinita glutinata (157), Pulleniatina obliquiloculata (150), Orbulina universa (148), *Globigerinoides ruber* (140), *Neogloboquadrina dutertrei* (139) ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). 143 of the 310 species have a single record from Somalia (same source). ## Named after Somali places 3 species on this list carry Somalia or a Somali place in their scientific name, for example *Streptomyces somaliensis*, *Fragilaria somalica*, *Helicogermslita somala* ([GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei)). ## How to read this list A species is on this list when GBIF holds at least one record of it from Somalia. A record can be a museum specimen more than a century old, a sighting shared by an observer, or a specimen cited in a scientific paper. Some records are old and a few may be misidentified, so this is a list of records, not of what lives in Somalia today. Names follow the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, which can lag behind the newest research. ## Red List summary - Critically Endangered (CR): 0 - Endangered (EN): 0 - Vulnerable (VU): 0 - Near Threatened (NT): 0 - Least Concern (LC): 1 - Data Deficient (DD): 0 - Not Evaluated (NE): 309 Categories are from the IUCN Red List as published through GBIF ([GBIF species API, IUCN Red List category](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/v1/species)). ## Largest families - Globigerinidae: 31 species - Globorotaliidae: 23 species - Sargassaceae: 13 species - Lepidocyclinidae: 10 species - Physciaceae: 9 species - Pucciniaceae: 9 species - Aspergillaceae: 8 species - Staphylococcaceae: 7 species - Agaricaceae: 7 species - Arthrodermataceae: 6 species ## Full list (310 species) Each name links to its Calankii page where one exists, otherwise to its GBIF species page. "Records in Somalia" is the number of GBIF occurrence records with Somalia as the country, counted on 12 November 2026 ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). The same rows, with Wikidata ids and more columns, are in the open data file [species-recorded-in-somalia.csv](/data/nature/species-recorded-in-somalia.csv). This list is in 3 parts: **1** · [2](/en/nature/fungi-algae-and-microbes-of-somalia-2/) · [3](/en/nature/fungi-algae-and-microbes-of-somalia-3/) | Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Alloioneis kurzii](https://www.gbif.org/species/9592385) | *Alloioneis kurzii* | | NE | 1 | | [Leprevost's helminthocarpon lichen](/en/nature/fungi-algae-and-microbes-of-somalia/) | *Helminthocarpon leprevostii* | | NE | 1 | | [Neomoelleria cornuta](https://www.gbif.org/species/10215243) | *Neomoelleria cornuta* | | NE | 1 | | [Pseudospiromastix tentaculata](https://www.gbif.org/species/7924235) | *Pseudospiromastix tentaculata* | | NE | 2 | | [The Prince](https://www.gbif.org/species/5243429) | *Agaricus augustus* | Agaricaceae | NE | 3 | | [Phellorinia herculeana](https://www.gbif.org/species/2530284) | *Phellorinia herculeana* | Agaricaceae | NE | 1 | | [Podaxis ferrandii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3333890) | *Podaxis ferrandii* | Agaricaceae | NE | 1 | | [Desert Shaggymane](https://www.gbif.org/species/2535532) | *Podaxis pistillaris* | Agaricaceae | NE | 3 | | [Schizostoma laceratum](https://www.gbif.org/species/5243101) | *Schizostoma laceratum* | Agaricaceae | NE | 2 | | [Bleaching Stalked Puffball](https://www.gbif.org/species/7242539) | *Tulostoma albicans* | Agaricaceae | NE | 1 | | [Tulostoma volvulatum](https://www.gbif.org/species/7962808) | *Tulostoma volvulatum* | Agaricaceae | NE | 1 | | [Alveolina elliptica](https://www.gbif.org/species/5822505) | *Alveolina elliptica* | Alveolinidae | NE | 1 | | [Farysia thuemenii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2557059) | *Farysia thuemenii* | Anthracoideaceae | NE | 1 | | [Arachnomyces pilosus](https://www.gbif.org/species/10801465) | *Arachnomyces pilosus* | Arachnomycetaceae | NE | 3 | | [tylophoron lichen](https://www.gbif.org/species/3392838) | *Tylophoron moderatum* | Arthoniaceae | NE | 1 | | [Ctenomyces vellereus](https://www.gbif.org/species/7486821) | *Ctenomyces vellereus* | Arthrodermataceae | NE | 1 | | [Nannizzia corniculata](https://www.gbif.org/species/2596018) | *Nannizzia corniculata* | Arthrodermataceae | NE | 7 | | [Trichophyton gourvilii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3468883) | *Trichophyton gourvilii* | Arthrodermataceae | NE | 1 | | [Ringworm](https://www.gbif.org/species/2596156) | *Trichophyton rubrum* | Arthrodermataceae | NE | 5 | | [Trichophyton soudanense](https://www.gbif.org/species/2596140) | *Trichophyton soudanense* | Arthrodermataceae | NE | 6 | | [Trichophyton violaceum](https://www.gbif.org/species/2596151) | *Trichophyton violaceum* | Arthrodermataceae | NE | 22 | | [Ascobolus americanus](https://www.gbif.org/species/2595580) | *Ascobolus americanus* | Ascobolaceae | NE | 1 | | [Aspergillus aeneus](https://www.gbif.org/species/5259892) | *Aspergillus aeneus* | Aspergillaceae | NE | 6 | | [Aspergillus ambiguus](https://www.gbif.org/species/5259878) | *Aspergillus ambiguus* | Aspergillaceae | NE | 4 | | [Aspergillus eburneocremeus](https://www.gbif.org/species/5260050) | *Aspergillus eburneocremeus* | Aspergillaceae | NE | 7 | | [Aspergillus microcysticus](https://www.gbif.org/species/5259979) | *Aspergillus microcysticus* | Aspergillaceae | NE | 5 | | [Aspergillus multicolor](https://www.gbif.org/species/5259969) | *Aspergillus multicolor* | Aspergillaceae | NE | 4 | | [Black Mold](https://www.gbif.org/species/3465658) | *Aspergillus niger* | Aspergillaceae | NE | 4 | | [Aspergillus peyronelii](https://www.gbif.org/species/5259926) | *Aspergillus peyronelii* | Aspergillaceae | NE | 8 | | [Aspergillus terreus](https://www.gbif.org/species/5259838) | *Aspergillus terreus* | Aspergillaceae | NE | 1 | | [Nitzschia stefaninii](https://www.gbif.org/species/9698449) | *Nitzschia stefaninii* | Bacillariaceae | NE | 1 | | [Umbilicosphaera foliosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/4378037) | *Umbilicosphaera foliosa* | Calcidiscaceae | NE | 1 | | [Umbilicosphaera sibogae](https://www.gbif.org/species/4378038) | *Umbilicosphaera sibogae* | Calcidiscaceae | NE | 11 | | [Baculifera tobleri](https://www.gbif.org/species/2609621) | *Baculifera tobleri* | Caliciaceae | NE | 1 | | [Brain Lichen](https://www.gbif.org/species/10956142) | *Diploicia canescens* | Caliciaceae | NE | 1 | | [Dirinaria Lichen](https://www.gbif.org/species/2609212) | *Dirinaria applanata* | Caliciaceae | NE | 2 | | [Dirinaria coccinea](https://www.gbif.org/species/3433600) | *Dirinaria coccinea* | Caliciaceae | NE | 1 | | [Buttoned rosette lichen](https://www.gbif.org/species/4281360) | *Pyxine cocoes* | Caliciaceae | NE | 1 | | [pyxine lichen](https://www.gbif.org/species/2609311) | *Pyxine petricola* | Caliciaceae | NE | 1 | | [Candeina nitida](https://www.gbif.org/species/5900018) | *Candeina nitida* | Candeinidae | NE | 3 | | [Globoquadrina dehiscens](https://www.gbif.org/species/7779161) | *Globoquadrina dehiscens* | Catapsydracidae | NE | 12 | | [Ceratolithus cristatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/5423918) | *Ceratolithus cristatus* | Ceratolithaceae | NE | 1 | | [Cerrena hydnoides](https://www.gbif.org/species/9012872) | *Cerrena hydnoides* | Cerrenaceae | NE | 1 | | [Bacteriastrum comosum](https://www.gbif.org/species/4275462) | *Bacteriastrum comosum* | Chaetocerotaceae | NE | 1 | | [Chaetoceros atlanticus](https://www.gbif.org/species/4275440) | *Chaetoceros atlanticus* | Chaetocerotaceae | NE | 1 | | [Chaetoceros coarctatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/4275438) | *Chaetoceros coarctatus* | Chaetocerotaceae | NE | 1 | | [Chaetoceros ralfsii](https://www.gbif.org/species/3192929) | *Chaetoceros ralfsii* | Chaetocerotaceae | NE | 1 | | [Chaetomium convolutum](https://www.gbif.org/species/2573770) | *Chaetomium convolutum* | Chaetomiaceae | NE | 2 | | [Chrysothrix candelaris](https://www.gbif.org/species/5258337) | *Chrysothrix candelaris* | Chrysotrichaceae | NE | 2 | | [Cladosporium sphaerospermum](https://www.gbif.org/species/2620632) | *Cladosporium sphaerospermum* | Cladosporiaceae | NE | 2 | | [Coccolithus pelagicus](https://www.gbif.org/species/9124414) | *Coccolithus pelagicus* | Coccolithaceae | NE | 52 | | [Gephyrocapsa caribbeanica](https://www.gbif.org/species/3202313) | *Gephyrocapsa caribbeanica* | Coccolithaceae | NE | 8 | | [Collema pulchellum](https://www.gbif.org/species/7250610) | *Collema pulchellum* | Collemataceae | NE | 1 | | [Coscinodiscus sol](https://www.gbif.org/species/3193608) | *Coscinodiscus sol* | Coscinodiscaceae | NE | 1 | | [Coscinodiscus stefaninii](https://www.gbif.org/species/9514144) | *Coscinodiscus stefaninii* | Coscinodiscaceae | NE | 1 | | [Dictyota bartayresiana](https://www.gbif.org/species/5423551) | *Dictyota bartayresiana* | Dictyotaceae | NE | 3 | | [Encrusting Fan-leaf Algae](https://www.gbif.org/species/3200482) | *Lobophora variegata* | Dictyotaceae | NE | 1 | | [Padina antillarum](https://www.gbif.org/species/3200167) | *Padina antillarum* | Dictyotaceae | NE | 3 | | [Stoechospermum polypodioides](https://www.gbif.org/species/4377145) | *Stoechospermum polypodioides* | Dictyotaceae | NE | 1 | | [Ascochyta brachypodii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2615043) | *Ascochyta brachypodii* | Didymellaceae | NE | 2 | | [Dinophysis uracantha](https://www.gbif.org/species/7429012) | *Dinophysis uracantha* | Dinophysaceae | NE | 1 | | [Erysiphe sibiliae](https://www.gbif.org/species/2578866) | *Erysiphe sibiliae* | Erysiphaceae | NE | 1 | | [Moneuplotes crassus](https://www.gbif.org/species/7853033) | *Moneuplotes crassus* | Euplotidae | NE | 1 | | [Fragilaria somalica](https://www.gbif.org/species/9582958) | *Fragilaria somalica* | Fragilariaceae | NE | 1 | | [Scalpel green seaweed](https://www.gbif.org/species/10209692) | *Caulerpa scalpelliformis* | Fucaceae | NE | 1 | | [Pepper Pot](https://www.gbif.org/species/2554318) | *Myriostoma coliforme* | Geastraceae | NE | 1 | | [Beella digitata](https://www.gbif.org/species/8057687) | *Beella digitata* | Globigerinidae | NE | 29 | | [Globigerina bulloides](https://www.gbif.org/species/8262490) | *Globigerina bulloides* | Globigerinidae | NE | 135 | | [Globigerina conglomerata](https://www.gbif.org/species/7850045) | *Globigerina conglomerata* | Globigerinidae | NE | 24 | | [Globigerina falconensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/7940879) | *Globigerina falconensis* | Globigerinidae | NE | 103 | | [Globigerina praebulloides](https://www.gbif.org/species/8056761) | *Globigerina praebulloides* | Globigerinidae | NE | 18 | | [Globigerinella adamsi](https://www.gbif.org/species/7516167) | *Globigerinella adamsi* | Globigerinidae | NE | 6 | | [Globigerinella calida](https://www.gbif.org/species/8021961) | *Globigerinella calida* | Globigerinidae | NE | 86 | | [Globigerinella siphonifera](https://www.gbif.org/species/7599994) | *Globigerinella siphonifera* | Globigerinidae | NE | 107 | | [Globigerinoides bollii](https://www.gbif.org/species/9091856) | *Globigerinoides bollii* | Globigerinidae | NE | 3 | | [Globigerinoides conglobatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/7417142) | *Globigerinoides conglobatus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 63 | | [Globigerinoides extremus](https://www.gbif.org/species/9309050) | *Globigerinoides extremus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 4 | | [Globigerinoides obliquus](https://www.gbif.org/species/8725930) | *Globigerinoides obliquus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 15 | | [Globigerinoides ruber](https://www.gbif.org/species/8107071) | *Globigerinoides ruber* | Globigerinidae | NE | 140 | | [Globigerinoides sacculifer](https://www.gbif.org/species/7700746) | *Globigerinoides sacculifer* | Globigerinidae | NE | 71 | | [Globigerinoides subquadratus](https://www.gbif.org/species/9024074) | *Globigerinoides subquadratus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 10 | | [Globigerinoides tenellus](https://www.gbif.org/species/7394528) | *Globigerinoides tenellus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 48 | | [Globigerinoides triloba](https://www.gbif.org/species/4919637) | *Globigerinoides trilobus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 4 | | [Globorotaloides hexagonus](https://www.gbif.org/species/7346984) | *Globorotaloides hexagonus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 89 | | [Globoturborotalita decoraperta](https://www.gbif.org/species/9572881) | *Globoturborotalita decoraperta* | Globigerinidae | NE | 16 | | [Globoturborotalita druryi](https://www.gbif.org/species/9379551) | *Globoturborotalita druryi* | Globigerinidae | NE | 10 | | [Globoturborotalita nepenthes](https://www.gbif.org/species/9469891) | *Globoturborotalita nepenthes* | Globigerinidae | NE | 2 | | [Globoturborotalita rubescens](https://www.gbif.org/species/8115607) | *Globoturborotalita rubescens* | Globigerinidae | NE | 100 | | [Orbulina suturalis](https://www.gbif.org/species/3212013) | *Orbulina suturalis* | Globigerinidae | NE | 18 | | [Orbulina universa](https://www.gbif.org/species/8399349) | *Orbulina universa* | Globigerinidae | NE | 148 | | [Paragloborotalia mayeri](https://www.gbif.org/species/8098117) | *Paragloborotalia mayeri* | Globigerinidae | NE | 1 | | [Sphaeroidinella dehiscens](https://www.gbif.org/species/8221243) | *Sphaeroidinella dehiscens* | Globigerinidae | NE | 28 | | [Sphaeroidinellopsis seminulina](https://www.gbif.org/species/7347009) | *Sphaeroidinellopsis seminulina* | Globigerinidae | NE | 32 | | [Trilobatus praeimmaturus](https://www.gbif.org/species/9567627) | *Trilobatus praeimmaturus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 15 | | [Trilobatus quadrilobatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/9256595) | *Trilobatus quadrilobatus* | Globigerinidae | NE | 64 | | [Turborotalita humilis](https://www.gbif.org/species/7865941) | *Turborotalita humilis* | Globigerinidae | NE | 2 | | [Turborotalita quinqueloba](https://www.gbif.org/species/8346087) | *Turborotalita quinqueloba* | Globigerinidae | NE | 20 | | [Globigerinita glutinata](https://www.gbif.org/species/8186067) | *Globigerinita glutinata* | Globigerinitidae | NE | 157 | | [Globigerinita uvula](https://www.gbif.org/species/7672896) | *Globigerinita uvula* | Globigerinitidae | NE | 14 | | [Dentoglobigerina altispira](https://www.gbif.org/species/9506230) | *Dentoglobigerina altispira* | Globoquadrinidae | NE | 16 | | [Dentoglobigerina baroemoenensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/10116489) | *Dentoglobigerina baroemoenensis* | Globoquadrinidae | NE | 6 | | [Dentoglobigerina globosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/10228871) | *Dentoglobigerina globosa* | Globoquadrinidae | NE | 1 | | [Dentoglobigerina venezuelana](https://www.gbif.org/species/10042635) | *Dentoglobigerina venezuelana* | Globoquadrinidae | NE | 2 | | [Fohsella robusta](https://www.gbif.org/species/9518008) | *Fohsella robusta* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 2 | | [Globorotalia acostaensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/7346995) | *Globorotalia acostaensis* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 8 | | [Globorotalia crassaformis](https://www.gbif.org/species/8039603) | *Globorotalia crassaformis* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 93 | | [Globorotalia crassula](https://www.gbif.org/species/10294469) | *Globorotalia crassula* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 14 | | [Globorotalia cultrata](https://www.gbif.org/species/7346991) | *Globorotalia cultrata* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 7 | | [Globorotalia fohsi](https://www.gbif.org/species/9112557) | *Globorotalia fohsi* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 4 | | [Globorotalia hirsuta](https://www.gbif.org/species/7797642) | *Globorotalia hirsuta* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 6 | | [Globorotalia inflata](https://www.gbif.org/species/8417863) | *Globorotalia inflata* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 15 | | [Globorotalia limbata](https://www.gbif.org/species/9270390) | *Globorotalia limbata* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 3 | | [Globorotalia menardii](https://www.gbif.org/species/4382036) | *Globorotalia menardii* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 220 | | [Globorotalia merotumida](https://www.gbif.org/species/8297243) | *Globorotalia merotumida* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 2 | | [Globorotalia multicamerata](https://www.gbif.org/species/6123306) | *Globorotalia multicamerata* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 1 | | [Globorotalia peripheroacuta](https://www.gbif.org/species/6123340) | *Globorotalia peripheroacuta* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 3 | | [Globorotalia plesiotumida](https://www.gbif.org/species/9504633) | *Globorotalia plesiotumida* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 9 | | [Globorotalia praemenardii](https://www.gbif.org/species/8292926) | *Globorotalia praemenardii* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 2 | | [Globorotalia scitula](https://www.gbif.org/species/7539660) | *Globorotalia scitula* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 127 | | [Globorotalia tosaensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/7656387) | *Globorotalia tosaensis* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 34 | | [Globorotalia truncatulinoides](https://www.gbif.org/species/7774473) | *Globorotalia truncatulinoides* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 61 | | [Globorotalia tumida](https://www.gbif.org/species/8364214) | *Globorotalia tumida* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 70 | | [Globorotalia ungulata](https://www.gbif.org/species/8191751) | *Globorotalia ungulata* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 8 | | [Neogloboquadrina dutertrei](https://www.gbif.org/species/8038119) | *Neogloboquadrina dutertrei* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 139 | | [Neogloboquadrina incompta](https://www.gbif.org/species/7775876) | *Neogloboquadrina incompta* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 22 | | [Neogloboquadrina pachyderma](https://www.gbif.org/species/7576430) | *Neogloboquadrina pachyderma* | Globorotaliidae | NE | 57 | | [Gonyaulax spinifera](https://www.gbif.org/species/7758129) | *Gonyaulax spinifera* | Gonyaulacaceae | NE | 11 | | [Protoceratium reticulatum](https://www.gbif.org/species/9108137) | *Protoceratium reticulatum* | Gonyaulacaceae | NE | 6 | | [Spiniferites ramosus](https://www.gbif.org/species/8479384) | *Spiniferites ramosus* | Gonyaulacaceae | NE | 13 | | [Gossleriella tropica](https://www.gbif.org/species/3191645) | *Gossleriella tropica* | Gossleriellaceae | NE | 1 | | [Desert Crater Lichen](https://www.gbif.org/species/2602094) | *Diploschistes diacapsis* | Graphidaceae | NE | 6 | | [Xalocoa ocellata](https://www.gbif.org/species/9741975) | *Xalocoa ocellata* | Graphidaceae | NE | 1 | | [Graphiola phoenicis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2513294) | *Graphiola phoenicis* | Graphiolaceae | NE | 2 | | [Arachniotus dankaliensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/2595830) | *Arachniotus dankaliensis* | Gymnoascaceae | NE | 34 | | [Gymnascella devroeyi](https://www.gbif.org/species/2595857) | *Gymnascella devroeyi* | Gymnoascaceae | NE | 6 | | [Gymnascella hyalinospora](https://www.gbif.org/species/2595838) | *Gymnascella hyalinospora* | Gymnoascaceae | NE | 1 | | [Pseudoarachniotus roseus](https://www.gbif.org/species/3301212) | *Pseudoarachniotus roseus* | Gymnoascaceae | NE | 1 | This list is in 3 parts: **1** · [2](/en/nature/fungi-algae-and-microbes-of-somalia-2/) · [3](/en/nature/fungi-algae-and-microbes-of-somalia-3/) ## Sources - [GBIF occurrence search, country Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO) - [GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei) - [IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](https://www.iucnredlist.org/) --- I want to help with this: email hello@calankii.com. 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