S. globosa S. nigra S. platypus S. turficola Sarcoleotia is a genus of fungi in the earth tongue family Geoglossaceae.

[4] Lastly, Rahm reported "Sarcoleotia clandestina" from Switzerland in 1975, but this name is regarded as nomen nudum as no valid description of the species exists.

[8][9][10] Sarcoleotia globosa is reported by Schumacher and Silvertsen as having a "more or less transcontinental northern circumpolar boreo-oroarctic and arctic distribution", citing records from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Japan, and Canada.

[11] S. globosa is also reported cool temperate zones ranging from the Pacific Northwestern United States (Washington and Oregon) and Colorado.

[7] The conservation of Sarcoleotia has not formally been assessed on a global scale, though given its widespread distribution and ability to survive in varied habitats, it is probably of low concern.