The Hyaloscyphaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the
Helotiales
Helotiales is an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the division Ascomycota. The taxonomy within Helotiales has been debated. It has expanded significantly as genomic techniques for taxonomical identification have become more commonly used. ...
order. Species in this family have a
cosmopolitan distribution
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, and are
saprobic
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, growing on dead wood and other plant matter.
Genera
According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the following genera are in the family Hyaloscyphaceae.
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Aeruginoscyphus'' (1)
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Ambrodiscus'' (1)
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Arbusculina'' (2)
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Betulina'' (2)
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Calyptellopsis'' (1)
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Chrysothallus'' (14)
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Ciliosculum'' (1)
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Cistella
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'' (49)
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Clavidisculum'' (8)
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Dematioscypha'' (7)
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Didonia'' (7)
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Dimorphotricha'' (1)
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Echinula'' (1)
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Fuscolachnum'' (7)
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Graddonidiscus'' (3)
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Hegermila'' (4)
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Hyalopeziza'' (25)
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Hyaloscypha'' (100+)
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Incrupila'' (12)
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Olla
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Otwaya'' (1)
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Pilatia'' (4)
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Polaroscyphus'' (1)
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Polydesmia'' (6)
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Proprioscypha'' (2)
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Protounguicularia'' (8)
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Psilocistella'' (12)
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Pubigera'' (1)
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Unguicularia'' (12)
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Unguiculariella'' (1)
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Unguiculella'' (14)
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Urceolella'' (44)
Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per family.
Former genera; as accepted by
Species Fungorum
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(2022);
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Amicodisca'' now in
Amicodiscaceae family
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Antinoa'' now in
Pezizellaceae family
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Arachnopeziza now in
Arachnopezizaceae
Arachnopezizaceae is a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales
Helotiales is an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the division Ascomycota. The taxonomy within Helotiales has been debated. It has expanded significantly as genomic ...
family
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Asperopilum'' now in
Lachnaceae family
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Austropezia'' now in Pezizellaceae
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Brunnipila'' now in Lachnaceae
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Bryoglossum'' now in
Bryoglossaceae family
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Calycellina'' now in Pezizellaceae
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Calycina'' now in Pezizellaceae (as well as others)
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Capitotricha'' now in Lachnaceae
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Ciliolarina'' now in
Hamatocanthoscyphaceae family
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Cistellina'' now in
Hyphodiscaceae family
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Dasyscyphella'' now in Lachnaceae
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Eriopezia''now in Arachnopezizaceae
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Hamatocanthoscypha'' now in Hamatocanthoscyphaceae
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Hyalacrotes'' now in
Calloriaceae family
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Hydrocina'' now in
Hydrocinaceae family
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Hyphodiscus'' now in
Hyphodiscaceae family
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Incrucipulum'' now in Lachnaceae
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Lachnaster'' now in Lachnaceae
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Lachnellula
''Lachnellula'' is a genus of fungi in the family Lachnaceae. The genus contains 40 species. ''Lachnellula'' was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1884 by Petter Karsten, with ''Lachnellula chrysophthalma'' assigned as the type species ...
'' now in Lachnaceae
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Lachnum'' (synonymous with ''Dasyscyphus'' and ''Belonidium'') now in Lachnaceae
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Lasiobelonium'' now in
Solenopeziaceae
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Microscypha'' now in Hamatocanthoscyphaceae
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Mollisina'' now in Pezizellaceae
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Neodasyscypha'' now in Lachnaceae
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Parachnopeziza'' now in Arachnopezizaceae
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Phaeoscypha'' now in Pezizellaceae
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Perrotia'' now in Lachnaceae (and others)
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Pithyella'' now in Helotiaceae (and others)
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Proliferodiscus'' now in Lachnaceae
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Psilachnum'' now in Pezizellaceae
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Rodwayella'' now in Pezizellaceae
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Solenopezia'' now in Solenopeziaceae
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Tapesina'' now in Pezizellaceae
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Trichopeziza'' now in Lachnaceae (and many others)
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Velutaria'' now in Pezizellaceae
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Venturiocistella'' now in Hyphodiscaceae
References
Helotiales
Taxa named by John Axel Nannfeldt
Taxa described in 1932
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