Geopyxis vulcanalis

Geopyxis vulcanalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Geopyxis
Species:	G. vulcanalis
Binomial name
Geopyxis vulcanalis (Peck) Sacc. (1889)
Synonyms [1]
Peziza vulcanalisPeck (1878)

Geopyxis vulcanalis Mycological characteristics
	Smooth hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

Geopyxis vulcanalis, commonly known as the vulcan pixie cup, is a species of cup fungus in the family Pyronemataceae. It was first described scientifically in 1878 by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck, from collections made in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York. ^[2] Pier Andrea Saccardo transferred it to the genus Geopyxis in 1889. ^[3]

The fruitbodies of G. vulcanalis are small and cup-like, with a light yellow hymenium. They become somewhat flattened in age. It grows on the ground in unburned conifer litter, often with mosses. Its spores are smooth and elliptical, measuring 14–21 by 8–11  μm. ^[4]

References

1. "Record details: Geopyxis vulcanalis (Peck) Sacc". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
2. Peck CH. (1878). "Report of the Botanist (1877)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 31: 19–60 (see p. 46).
3. Saccardo PA. (1889). Discomyceteae et Phymatosphaeriaceae. Sylloge Fungorum (in Latin). Vol. 8. p. 65. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
4. Arora D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi . Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. ISBN   978-0-89815-169-5.

External links

• Geopyxis vulcanalis in Index Fungorum