Sarcoscyphaceae
| 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)[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Sarcoscypha (Fr.) Boud. (1885) | |
| Genera | |
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Aurophora | |
The Sarcoscyphaceae are a family of cup fungi in the order Pezizales. A 2008 estimate places 13 genera and 102 species in the family.[2] Members of the Sarcoscyphaceae are cosmopolitan in distribution, found in both tropical and temperate regions.[3]
References
- ↑ Eckblad FE. (1968). "The genera of the operculate discomycetes". Nytt Magasin for Botanik 15 (1–2): 1–191 (see p. 103).
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 616. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ↑ Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
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