''Neournula'' 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 ...
of
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
Chorioactidaceae
The Chorioactidaceae are a family of cup fungi in the order Pezizales, first described to contain seven species distributed among five genera. '' Pseudosarcosoma'' was added in 2013 to contain '' P. latahense'' when molecular phylogenetic st ...
. There are two species in the genus, found in the US, Europe, and northern Africa.
Spore examination may be necessary to distinguish the species from those of the genus ''
Urnula
''Urnula'' is a genus of cup fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae, circumscribed by Elias Magnus Fries in 1849. The genus contains several species found in Asia, Europe, Greenland, and North America. Sarcosomataceae fungi produce dark-colored (bro ...
''.
References
External links
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Neournula' at
Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and th ...
Pezizales
Pezizales genera
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