Sarcoscyphaceae | |
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Sarcoscypha coccinea, the scarlet elf cup | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Sarcoscyphaceae Le Gal ex Eckblad (1968)[1] |
Type genus | |
Sarcoscypha |
The Sarcoscyphaceae are a family of cup fungi in the order Pezizales. Members of the Sarcoscyphaceae are cosmopolitan in distribution, found in both tropical and temperate regions.[2]