SARCOSCYPHACEAE Le Gal ex Eckblad
(a family of cup fungi)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Microstoma protractum
Rosy Goblet
Species 1 ident. refs
Pithya
a genus of fungi
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Sarcoscypha
elfcups
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 		Genus 4 subtaxa 74 images 10 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilySARCOSCYPHACEAE (a family of cup fungi)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Spooner, B. 2002 The larger Cup Fungi in Britain, part 4: Sarcoscyphaceae and Sarcosomataceae Field Mycology Vol 3 (1): 9-14.

SARCOSCYPHACEAE (a family of cup fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for SARCOSCYPHACEAE (a family of cup fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SARCOSCYPHACEAE (a family of cup fungi)
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