Pezizaceae

Pezizaceae
The Pezizaceae (commonly referred to as cup fungi) are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota which produce mushrooms that tend to grow in the shape of a "cup". Spores are formed on the inner surface of the fruit body (mushroom). The cup shape typically serves to focus raindrops into splashing spores out of the cup. Additionally, the curvature enables wind currents to blow the spores out in a different manner than in most agarics and boletes.
Cup fungi grow in peculiar shapes, frequently resembling cups or saucers. For example, the orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia) resembles a discarded orange rind. They may be vividly colored, like the scarlet cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea), which is often one of the first signs of spring where it grows. According to one 2008 estimate, the family contains 31 genera and 230 species.
Subtaxa
Pezizaceae includes the following:
Adelphella
Adelphella babingtonii
Amylascus
Amylascus tasmanicus
Aquapeziza
Aquapeziza globispora
Boudiera
Boudiera acanthospora
Boudiera dennisii
Boudiera tracheia
Calongea
Calongea prieguensis
Cazia
Cazia flexiascus
Chromelosporium
Chromelosporium carneum
Chromelosporium macrospermum
Delastria
Delastria rosea
Delastria supernova
Elderia
Elderia arenivaga
Galactinia
Galactinia pseudosylvestris
Glischroderma
Hapsidomyces
Hapsidomyces venezuelensis
Hydnobolites
Hydnobolites californicus
Hydnobolites cerebriformis
Hydnoplicata
Hydnoplicata convoluta
Hydnotryopsis
Hydnotryopsis gautierioides
Hydnotryopsis gilkeyae
Hydnotryopsis setchellii
Imaia
Imaia gigantea
Iodophanus
Iodophanus carneus
Iodophanus hyperboreus
Iodophanus testaceus
Iodowynnea
Iodowynnea auriformis
Kalaharituber
Kalaharituber pfeilii
Luteoamylascus
Luteoamylascus aculeatus
Mattirolomyces
Mattirolomyces austroafricanus
Mattirolomyces mexicanus
Mattirolomyces mulpu
Mattirolomyces spinosus
Mattirolomyces terfezioides
Muciturbo
Mycoclelandia
Mycoclelandia arenacea
Mycoclelandia bulundari
Oedocephalum
Oedocephalum adhaerens
Oedocephalum elegans
Oedocephalum nayoroense
Pachyella
Pachyella adnata
Pachyella babingtonii
Pachyella clypeata
Pachyella habrospora
Pachyella punctispora
Pachyella violaceonigra
Pachyphlodes
Pachyphlodes austro-oregonensis
Pachyphlodes carneus
Pachyphlodes citrinus
Pachyphlodes conglomerata
Pachyphlodes depressus
Pachyphlodes ligericus
Pachyphlodes marronina
Pachyphlodes melanoxanthus
Pachyphlodes nemoralis
Pachyphlodes pfisteri
Pachyphlodes thysellii
Pachyphlodes virescens
Pachyphloeus
Pachyphloeus oleiferus
Peziza
Peziza alaskana
Peziza alcis
Peziza ammophila
Peziza ampelina
Peziza ampliata
Peziza apiculata
Peziza arvernensis
Peziza atrovinosa
Peziza badia
Peziza badioconfusa
Peziza badiofusca
Peziza bananincola
Peziza berthetiana
Peziza bovina
Peziza brunneoatra
Peziza buxea
Peziza campestris
Peziza depressa
Peziza domiciliana
Peziza echinospora
Peziza ellipsospora
Peziza emileia
Peziza erini
Peziza exogelatinosa
Peziza fimeti
Peziza flavida
Peziza fruticosa
Peziza gerardii
Peziza granularis
Peziza griseo-rosea
Peziza halophila
Peziza howsei
Peziza infossa
Peziza infuscata
Peziza irina
Peziza kallioi
Peziza limnaea
Peziza lividula
Peziza lobulata
Peziza lohjaoensis
Peziza luteoloflavida
Peziza michelii
Peziza montirivicola
Peziza moseri
Peziza muscicola
Peziza natrophila
Peziza ninguis
Peziza nivalis
Peziza nordica
Peziza obtuspiculata
Peziza oceanica
Peziza oliviae
Peziza ostracoderma
Peziza perdicina
Peziza petersii
Peziza phlebospora
Peziza phyllogena
Peziza polaripapulata
Peziza praetervisa
Peziza proteana
Peziza proteana f. proteana
Peziza proteana f. sparassoides
Peziza pseudoammophila
Peziza pseudoammophila var. bonii
Peziza pseudovesiculosa
Peziza pseudoviolacea
Peziza pudicella
Peziza pyrophila
Peziza quelepidotia
Peziza repanda
Peziza retrocurvata
Peziza retrocurvatoides
Peziza saccardoana
Peziza saniosa
Peziza shearii
Peziza stuntzii
Peziza subcitrina
Peziza subclavipes
Peziza subisabellina
Peziza subumbrina
Peziza subviolacea
Peziza succosa
Peziza succosella
Peziza tarembergensis
Peziza udicola
Peziza vacinii
Peziza varia
Peziza vesiculosa
Peziza whitei
Plicaria
Plicaria acanthodictya
Plicaria anthracina
Plicaria endocarpoides
Plicaria leiocarpa
Plicaria trachycarpa
Plicaria trachycarpa var. ferruginea
Plicariella
Plicariella scabrosa
Ruhlandiella
Ruhlandiella berolinensis
Ruhlandiella peregrina
Ruhlandiella reticulata
Ruhlandiella truncata
Sarcopeziza
Sarcopeziza sicula
Sarcosphaera
Sarcosphaera coronaria
Sarcosphaera crassa
Scabropezia
Scabropezia flavovirens
Scabropezia scabrosa
Stouffera
Stouffera longii
Temperantia
Temperantia tiffanyae
Terfezia
Terfezia albida
Terfezia alsheikhii
Terfezia arenaria
Terfezia boudieri
Terfezia canariensis
Terfezia cistophila
Terfezia claveryi
Terfezia crassiverrucosa
Terfezia eliocrocae
Terfezia extremadurensis
Terfezia fanfani
Terfezia grisea
Terfezia leptoderma
Terfezia lusitanica
Terfezia morenoi
Terfezia olbiensis
Terfezia pini
Terfezia pseudoleptoderma
Terfezia trappei
Tirmania
Tirmania honrubiae
Tirmania nivea
Tirmania pinoyi
Ulurua
Ulurua nonparaphysata
References
Ascomycota families
Mushroom types
Taxa named by Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier