Conioscyphaceae
''Conioscypha'' is a genus of terrestrial and freshwater fungus, fungi in the monotypic family Conioscyphaceae and the monotypic order Conioscyphales. They are found on decayed wood, leaves, or bamboo stems. Except for ''Conioscypha japonica'' which was isolated from dog skin fragments and hair in 2017. History Austrian mycologist and lichenologist Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel (1852–1920) in 1904, created the genus ''Conioscypha'' with ''Conioscypha lignicola'' as the generic type, which was found on submerged wood of ''Carpinus'' sp. in Austria. Then in 1973, American mycologist Carol A.Shearer reviewed and re-described ''Conioscypha lignicola'' based on type specimens together with a new of species ''Conioscypha varia'' which was found on 2 balsa wood blocks submerged in the Patuxent River, Maryland, USA. Later, nine more ''Conioscypha'' species were recognized: ''Conioscypha bambusicola'' , ''Conioscypha japonica'' , ''Conioscypha hoehnelii'' , ''Conioscypha fabiformis' ...
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