Polysphondylium violaceum Bref., Unters. Gesammtgeb. Mykol., 6: 1–34 (1884).

Cultures examined. HMJAU MR067. Strain 0320 and Strain 0337 isolated from theropencedrymion soil collected in Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve, Jilin Province, China . Strain 0459, Strain 0452, and Strain 0442 isolated from coniferous forest soil collected in Jingyue, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China .

Known distribution. U.S.A., Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Germany,. Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, India, Indonesia, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.