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. (1885) |
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Genera | |
Aurophora |
Aurophora
Cookeina
Geodina
Kompsoscypha
Microstoma
Nanoscypha
Phillipsia
Pithya
Pseudopithyella
Sarcoscypha
Thindia
Wynnea
The Sarcoscyphaceae are a family of cup fungi in the order Pezizales. A 2008 estimate places 13 genera and 102 species in the family. Members of the Sarcoscyphaceae are cosmopolitan in distribution, found in both tropical and temperate regions.