Distribution and ecology of genus <i>Sarcoscypha</i> in Ukraine: what can we learn from citizen science, morphology, barcoding, and eDNA?
Journal: Czech Mycology
Year: 2025

In this study, we combined classical taxonomy, DNA barcoding, environmental metabarcoding, and citizen science to assess the diversity and distribution of the genus Sarcoscypha in Ukraine. A targeted citizen science campaign yielded 53 specimens, enabling detailed morphological and molecular characterisation. Only two species, S. austriaca and S. coccinea , were confirmed. Morphological identification was best achieved based on the shape of the excipular hairs and spore size, although some overl