Pyronemataceae
25 genera
46 species
46 species
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Aleuria, Anthracobia, Byssonectria, Cheilymenia, Genabea, Genea, Geopora, Geopyxis, Gilkeya, Humaria, Lamprospora, Melastiza, Neottiella, Octospora, Otidea, Pseudaleuria, Pseudombrophila, Pulvinula, Pyronema, Rhodotarzetta, Scutellinia, Smardaea, Sowerbyella, Tarzetta, TrichophaeaAleuria aurantia – great orange elf-cup, orange fairy-cup, orange peel fungus, orange-peel fungus, orange-peel
Distribution: A. aurantia is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere.
Spores: spores are ellipsoid, 13--24 x 7.5--10 µm
Distribution: A. aurantia is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere.
Spores: spores are ellipsoid, 13--24 x 7.5--10 µm
Anthracobia melaloma – burn site ochre cup
Geopora cooperi – Cooper's truffle, fuzzy false truffle, fuzzy truffle, pine truffle
Distribution: It is ectomycorrhizal with conifers, widely distributed, and occurs almost year-round.
Spores: long cylindrical asci, each with eight smooth, broad elliptical spores that are forcibly ejected at maturity
Distribution: It is ectomycorrhizal with conifers, widely distributed, and occurs almost year-round.
Spores: long cylindrical asci, each with eight smooth, broad elliptical spores that are forcibly ejected at maturity
Geopyxis carbonaria – earth box, dwarf acorn cup, pyxie cup, stalked bonfire cup
Habitat: Occurs after conifer forest fires
Spores: The spores are smooth, ellipsoid, 11--18 x 6--9 µm, and do not contain prominent oil drops.
Habitat: Occurs after conifer forest fires
Spores: The spores are smooth, ellipsoid, 11--18 x 6--9 µm, and do not contain prominent oil drops.
Geopyxis vulcanalis – vulcan pixie cup
Otidea concinna
Spores: The spores are smooth, ellipsoid, 10--12 x 5--6.5 µm, and contain two large oil drops.
Spores: The spores are smooth, ellipsoid, 10--12 x 5--6.5 µm, and contain two large oil drops.
Otidea leporina – yellow ear, rabbit-ears, yellow rabbit-ears
Otidea onotica – donkey-ears, hare's-ear
Pseudaleuria quinaultiana
Distribution: So far, only found in Washington and Oregon
Spores: smooth ellipsoid spores (15.5--21.5 x 7.5--10.5 µm
Distribution: So far, only found in Washington and Oregon
Spores: smooth ellipsoid spores (15.5--21.5 x 7.5--10.5 µm
Scutellinia scutellata – eyelash cup, eyelash pixie cup, common eyelash, eyelash fungus
Tarzetta cupularis – elf cup, grey goblet
