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Peziza Fr., 1822 (a genus of cup fungi)

Subtaxa

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Species Peziza ammophila Durieu & Mont., 1847 (Dune Cup) 1      
Species Peziza ampliata Pers., 1822 (a cup fungus)       1
Species Peziza apiculata Cooke, 1875 (a cup fungus)       2
Species Peziza badia Pers., 1801 (Bay Cup) 4      
Species Peziza bovina W. Phillips, 1887 (a cup fungus)       1
Species Peziza cerea Sowerby, 1796 (Cellar Cup) 10 1    
Species Peziza echinospora P. Karst., 1869 (Charcoal Cup) 6   12  
Species Peziza granularis Donadini, 1978 (a cup fungus)   9 3  
Species Peziza micropus Pers., 1800 (a cup fungus)       5
Species Peziza proteana (Boud.) Seaver (a cup fungus)        
Forma Peziza proteana f. sparassoides (Boud.) Korf, 1956 (Bonfire Cauliflower) 5      
Species Peziza pseudoviolacea Donadini, 1979 (a discomycete) 6 1    
Species Peziza repanda Wahlenb., 1820 (Palamino Cup) 12 13 18 9
Species Peziza varia (Hedw.) Fr., 1822 (Layered Cup)       6
Species Peziza vesiculosa Bull., 1789 (Blistered Cup) 5 3 4  
Species Peziza violacea Pers., 1794 (a discomycete) 7   12  

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Spooner, B., 2001 The larger Cup Fungi in Britain - part 3. The genera Peziza and Plicaria
Spooner, B.M., in prep. Preliminary Key to British Species of Peziza

Peziza may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCOTA
(spore-shooters)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)
PEZIZALES
(an order of cup fungi and discomycetes)
PEZIZACEAE
(cup fungi)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Peziza:

Peziza may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
ASCOMYCETES
(spore shooters)

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