Utharomycesis a fungalgenusin thePilobolaceaefamily. The genus ismonotypic, containing the singlecoprophilous(dung-loving) speciesUtharomyces epallocaulus, which is widely distributed insubtropicalregions.[1]Utharomyceswas circumscribed by the Dutch botanistKarel Bernard Boedijnin 1958.[2]U.epallocaulushas been collected in Bahamas, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Mexico, China, and the United States.[3](Wikipedia 2014)