Plectania | |
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Plectania nannfeldtii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Sarcosomataceae |
Genus: |
Plectania Fuckel (1870) |
Type species | |
Plectania melastoma (Sowerby) Fuckel (1870) |
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Synonyms | |
Gloeocalyx Massee (1901) |
Gloeocalyx Massee (1901)
Peziza subgen. Rhizopodella Cooke (1879)
Plectania is a genus of fungi in the Sarcosomataceae family. There are 15 species in the genus, which have a widespread distribution, especially in northern temperate areas.Plectania was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870.