''Cyphella'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

in the family

Cyphellaceae The Cyphellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales The Agaricales are an order (biology), order of fungi in the division (mycology), division Basidiomycota. As originally conceived, the order contained all the agarics (gilled mushr ...

. A 2008 estimate placed about 300 species in the widely distributed genus.

Selected species

*'' Cyphella digitalis''

References

External links

* Cyphellaceae Agaricales genera Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries Taxa described in 1822 {{Agaricales-stub