''Cephaloscypha'' is a fungal
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
in the family
Marasmiaceae
The Marasmiaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi which have white spores. They mostly have tough stems and the capability of shrivelling up during a dry period and later recovering. The widely consumed edible fungus '' Lentinula edodes'', ...
. This is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus, containing the single species ''Cephaloscypha morlichensis''. The genus and species were described by mycologist Reinhard Agerer in 1975.
See also
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List of Agaricales genera
This is a list of mushroom-forming fungi genera in the order Agaricales.
Genera
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See also
*List of Agaricales families
References
Notes
References
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List of Marasmiaceae genera
References
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Marasmiaceae
Monotypic Agaricales genera
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