''Plectania'' is a

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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

Sarcosomataceae The Sarcosomataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 10 genera and 57 species. Most species are found in temperate areas, and are typically saprobic Saprotrophic nutrition or lys ...

. It was circumscribed by German botanist

Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel (3 February 1821 – 8 May 1876) was a German botanist who worked largely on fungi. He worked as an apothecary from 1836 to 1852, afterwards deriving income from a vineyard he owned in Oestrich im Rheingau.< ...

in 1870. There were 15

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023.

Distribution

It has a widespread,

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

, especially in northern

temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (approximately 23.5° to 66.5° N/S of the Equator), which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These zones generally have wider temperature ran ...

areas.

Species

As accepted by

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; *'' Plectania campylospora'' *'' Plectania chilensis'' *'' Plectania cyttarioides'' *'' Plectania ericae'' *'' Plectania gelatinosa'' *''

Plectania harnischii ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

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Plectania kohniae ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

'' *'' Plectania lutea'' *'' Plectania megalocrater'' *'' Plectania melastoma'' *''

Plectania milleri ''Plectania milleri'' is a species of fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae The Sarcosomataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 10 genera and 57 species. Most species are found in ...

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Plectania modesta ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

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Plectania platensis ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

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Plectania rhytidia ''Plectania rhytidia'' is a species of fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae. Originally described under the name ''Peziza rhytidia'' by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1855, the species was transferred to ''Plectania'' by mycologists John Axel Nannfeldt ...

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Plectania rimosa ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

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Plectania rugosa ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

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Plectania sichuanensis ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

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Plectania yunnanensis ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

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Plectania zugazae ''Plectania'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870. There were 15 species in the genus in 2008, this has increased to 19 by 2023. Distribution It ...

'' Former species (all Sarcosomataceae unless stated otherwise); * ''P. bulgarioides'' = ''

Rutstroemia bulgarioides ''Rutstroemia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Rutstroemiaceae. It was circumscribed by Petter Karsten in 1871. The genus name of ''Rutstroemia'' is in honour of Carl Birger Rutström (1758–1826), who was a Swedish teacher, botanist and myc ...

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Rutstroemiaceae Rutstroemiaceae is a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. Species in this family have a cosmopolitan distribution, especially in temperate In geography, the temperate climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes (approximately 23 ...

* ''P. carbonaria'' = '' Geopyxis carbonaria'', Pyronemataceae * ''P. carranzae'' = '' Pseudoplectania carranzae'' * ''P. chudei'' = ''

Kompsoscypha chudei ''Kompsoscypha'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcoscyphaceae. There are four species in the genus, which have a widespread distribution in tropical regions. References External links *Kompsoscypha' at Index Fungorum ''Index Fungoru ...

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Sarcoscyphaceae The ''Sarcoscyphaceae'' are a family (biology), family of cup fungus, fungi in the order Pezizales. Members of the Sarcoscyphaceae are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan in distribution, found in both tropical and temperate regions. Genera ...

* ''P. coccinea'' = ''

Sarcoscypha coccinea ''Sarcoscypha coccinea'', commonly known as the scarlet elf cup, or the scarlet cup, is a species of fungus in the family Sarcoscyphaceae of the order Pezizales. The fungus, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, has been found in Afri ...

'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. coccinea'' = ''Sarcoscypha coccinea'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. coccinea'' f. ''albida'' = ''Sarcoscypha coccinea'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. cupularis'' = '' Tarzetta cupularis'', Tarzettaceae * ''P. floccosa'' = '' Microstoma floccosum'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. helvelloides'' = '' Urnula helvelloides'' * ''P. hiemalis'' = '' Microstoma protractum'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. infundibulum'' = '' Galactinia infundibulum'',

Pezizaceae The Pezizaceae (commonly referred to as cup fungi) are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota which produce mushrooms that tend to grow in the shape of a "cup". Spores are formed on the inner surface of the fruit body ( ascoma). The cup shape typi ...

* ''P. latahensis'' = '' Pseudosarcosoma latahense'',

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 ...

* ''P. lilliputiana'' = ''

Sarcoscypha lilliputiana ''Sarcoscypha'' is a genus of ascomycete fungus and a type genus of the family Sarcoscyphaceae. Species of ''Sarcoscypha'' are present in Europe, North America and tropical Asia. They are characterised by a cup-shaped apothecium which is often b ...

'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. lusitanica'' = '' Urnula lusitanica'' * ''P. mediterranea'' = '' Urnula mediterranea'' * ''P. melaena'' = '' Pseudoplectania melaena'' * ''P. mexicana'' = '' Urnula mexicana'' * ''P. minuscula'' = ''

Pseudopithyella minuscula ''Pseudopithyella'' is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcoscyphaceae. There are two species in the genus, which have a widespread distribution. ''Pseudopithyella'' was circumscribed by Fred Jay Seaver Fred Jay Seaver (14 March 1877 – 21 Dece ...

'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. nannfeldtii'' = '' Donadinia nigrella'' * ''P. nigrella'' = ''

Pseudoplectania nigrella ''Pseudoplectania nigrella'', commonly known as the ebony cup, the black false plectania, or the hairy black cup, is a species of fungus in the family Sarcosomataceae. The fruit bodies of this saprobic fungus are small blackish cups, typically u ...

'' * ''P. occidentalis'' = '' Sarcoscypha occidentalis'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. protracta'' = '' Microstoma protractum'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. rhytidia'' f. ''platensis'' = ''Plectania platensis'' * ''P. seaveri'' = '' Donadinia seaveri'' * ''P. serrata'' = '' Sarcoscypha serrata'', Sarcoscyphaceae * ''P. stenostoma'' = ''Plectania melastoma''

References

Pezizales Pezizales genera Taxa named by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel Taxa described in 1870 {{Pezizomycetes-stub

Distribution

Species

See also

References