Order Pezizales J. Schröt.

[cup fungi and relatives]

This order contains 16 families. Classification follows Lumbsch and Huhndorf (2010). The genera known for the Chicago Region are listed below.

Ascobolaceae
Ascodesmidaceae
Caloscyphaceae
Carbomycetaceae
Chorioactidaceae
Discinaceae (Gyromitra)
Glaziellaceae
Helvellaceae (Helvella)
Karstenellaceae
Morchellaceae (Morchella, Verpa)
Pezizaceae (Peziza)
Pyronemataceae (Aleuria, Humaria, Jafnea, Scutellinia)
Rhizinaceae
Sarcoscyphaceae (Microstoma, Sarcoscypha)
Sarcosomataceae (Galiella, Urnula)
Tuberaceae (Tuber)
genera of uncertain placement

Taxon Details and Links

Nomenclature

Pezizales J. Schröt., Natürl. Pflanzenfam.: 173 (1894). Type: Peziza Dill. ex Fr. 1822.

Taxonomy

Lumbsch and Huhndorf (2010) states: Hibbett et al. (2007) showed that the correct authority of this ordinal name is J. Schröt. and not C. Bessey.

Index Fungorum states: Editorial comment: Type cited as 'Unterreihe (Ordnung) Pezizineae'; Orthography corrected by Underwood (1896).

Description links

Wikipedia

Related links

Lumbsch, H.T. & S.H. Huhndorf. 2010. Myconet Volume 14. Part One. Outline of Ascomycota—2009. Part Two. Notes on Ascomycete Systematics. Nos. 4751–5113. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences Number 1:1-64. PDF 1.13 MB

Taxon links

90494 Pezizales: MycoBank; Index Fungorum

Compare Index Fungorum and Mycobank.