''Geopyxis'' 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

Pyronemataceae The Pyronemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera and approximately 500 species. Phylogenetic analyses does not support the prior classifications of this family, an ...

. The genus has a widespread distribution.

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studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic ...

Species

Index Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of M ...

lists 26 valid species (+1 discovered in 2016) of ''Geopyxis'': *''

Geopyxis acetabularioides ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis alba ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...

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Geopyxis albocinerea ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis alpina ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...

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Geopyxis bambusicola ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...

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Geopyxis carbonaria ''Geopyxis carbonaria'' is a species of fungus in the genus '' Geopyxis'', family Pyronemataceae. First described to science in 1805, and given its current name in 1889, the species is commonly known as the charcoal loving elf-cup, dwarf acorn ...

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Geopyxis carnea ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

'' *'' Geopyxis cavinae'' *''

Geopyxis delectans ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...

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Geopyxis diluta ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...

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Geopyxis expallens ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis flavidula ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis foetida ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis granulosa ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis grossegranulosa ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis korfii ''Geopyxis korfii'' is a species of cup fungus in the family Pyronemataceae. Found in Qinghai, China, it was described as new to science in 2006 by Wen-Ying Zhang. It is the only species of ''Geopyxis'' with ornamented ascospore An ascus ...

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Geopyxis majalis ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis moelleriana ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis nebulosoides ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis patellaris ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

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Geopyxis pellucida ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid spe ...

'' *'' Geopyxis pulchra'' *'' Geopyxis pusilla'' *''

Geopyxis radicans ''Geopyxis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic. Species , Index Fungorum lists 26 valid speci ...

'' *'' Geopyxis rapuloides'' *'' Geopyxis rehmii'' *'' Geopyxis striatospora'' *'' Geopyxis vulcanalis''

References

Pezizales genera Pyronemataceae Taxa named by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon {{Pezizomycetes-stub