Ascocalathium

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Ascocalathium
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Ascocalathium

Eidam ex J. Schröt. (1893)
Type species
Ascocalathium stipitatum
Eidam ex J. Schröt., in Cohn (1893)

Ascocalathium is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. It is monotypic, containing the single species Ascocalathium stipitatum .


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Pyronemataceae Family of fungi

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. Recent phylogenetic analyses does not support the prior classifications of this family, and suggest that the family is not monophyletic as it is currently circumscribed.