''Geopyxis'' is a
genus of
fungi in the family
Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution.
Molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not
monophyletic
In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...
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Species
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Index Fungorum lists 26 valid species (+1 discovered in 2016) of ''Geopyxis'':
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Geopyxis acetabularioides
''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic.
Species
, Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...
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Geopyxis alba
''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic.
Species
, Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...
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Geopyxis albocinerea
''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic.
Species
, Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...
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Geopyxis alpina
''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic.
Species
, Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...
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Geopyxis bambusicola
''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic.
Species
, Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...
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