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.[1] Most species are found in temperate areas, and are typically saprobic on rotten or buried wood.[2]

Sarcosomataceae
Sarcosoma globosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Pezizomycetes
Order:
Pezizales
Family:
Sarcosomataceae

Kobayasi (1937)
Type genus
Sarcosoma
Casp. (1981)
Genera

Conoplea
Donadinia
Galiella
Korfiella
Plectania
Pseudoplectania
Sarcosoma
Selenaspora
Strobiloscypha
Strumella
Urnula

References
  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 616. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. pp. 323–33. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.


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