Scutellinia (Cooke) Lambotte
(eyelash fungi)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusScutellinia (eyelash fungi)
FamilyPYRONEMATACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
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
Angelini, P., Bistocchi, G., Arcangeli, A., Venanzoni, R. & Rubini, A 2022 Molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus Scutellinia (Pezizales: Pyronemataceae) Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology.
Anon. Key to British Species of Scutellinia
Greaves, M. 2014 An introduction to Scutellinia and a new British species: S. torrentis Field Mycology Vol 15 (1): 9-11.
() Schumacher, T. 1990 The genus Scutellinia (Pyronemataceae) Opera Bot. Vol 101.
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M. 1996 Notes on British species of Scutellinia Mycol. Res. vol 100 (7): 859-865.

Spherical-spored Species

Lohmeyer, T.R. & Haffner, J. 1983 Beiträge zur Taxonomie und Verbreitung der Höheren Ascomyceten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland I. Einführung in die Gattung Scutellinia (Cooke) Lambott e und ihre rundsporigen Arten Westfälische pilzbriefe Vol 10: 189-209.

Scutellinia (eyelash fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scutellinia (eyelash fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Scutellinia (eyelash fungi)

A group of taxonomically very difficult bright red discomycetes with "eye-lash" hairs around the margin.

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