Sarcosomataceae

Sarcosomataceae
Sarcosoma globosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Sarcosomataceae
Kobayasi
Type genus
Sarcosoma
Casp.
Genera

Conoplea
Donadinia
Galiella
Korfiella
Plectania
Pseudoplectania
Sarcosoma
Selenaspora
Strumella
Urnula

The Sarcosomataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 10 genera and 57 species.[1] Most species are found in temperate areas, and are typically saprobic on rotten or buried wood.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 616. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  2. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 323–33. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.