''Cyphella'' is a

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 ...

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

in the family

Cyphellaceae The Cyphellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The family contains 16 genera and, in 2008, 31 species. Genera See also *List of Agaricales families The Agaricales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes (divisio ...

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

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