Geopyxis

Geopyxis
Geopyxis carbonaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Geopyxis (Pers.) Sacc. (1889)
Type species
Geopyxis carbonaria (Alb. & Schwein.) Sacc. (1889)
Species
see text
Synonyms[1]
Peziza sect. Geopyxis Pers. (1822)

Geopyxis is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution.^[2] Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic.^[3]

Species

As of August 2015, Index Fungorum lists 26 valid species of Geopyxis:^[4]

• Geopyxis acetabularioides
• Geopyxis alba
• Geopyxis albocinerea
• Geopyxis alpina
• Geopyxis bambusicola
• Geopyxis carbonaria
• Geopyxis carnea
• Geopyxis cavinae
• Geopyxis diluta
• Geopyxis expallens
• Geopyxis flavidula
• Geopyxis foetida
• Geopyxis granulosa
• Geopyxis grossegranulosa
• Geopyxis korfii
• Geopyxis majalis
• Geopyxis moelleriana
• Geopyxis nebulosoides
• Geopyxis patellaris
• Geopyxis pellucida
• Geopyxis pulchra
• Geopyxis pusilla
• Geopyxis radicans
• Geopyxis rapuloides
• Geopyxis rehmii
• Geopyxis striatospora
• Geopyxis vulcanalis

References

1. "Synonymy: Geopyxis (Pers.) Sacc.". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
3. Perry BA, Hansen K, Pfister DH. (2007). "A phylogenetic overview of the family Pyronemataceae (Ascomycota, Pezizales)". Mycological Research 111 (5): 549–571. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.014. PMID 17572335.
4. Kirk PM. "Species Fungorum (version 30th July 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2015-08-25.

External links

• Geopyxis in Index Fungorum