| Sarcoscyphaceae | |
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| Sarcoscypha coccinea, the scarlet elf cup. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Sarcoscyphaceae Le Gal ex Eckblad (1968) |
| Type genus | |
| Sarcoscypha (Fr.) Boud. |
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| Genera | |
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Aurophora |
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The Sarcoscyphaceae are a family of cup fungi in the Pezizales order. There are 13 genera and 102 species in the family.[1] Members of this family are cosmopolitan in distribution, being found in both tropical and temperate regions.[2]