| Geopyxis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Geopyxis carbonaria | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 | |
| |
Geopyxis is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. Molecular phylogenetic studies published in 2007 suggest that the genus is not monophyletic.
Species
As of August 2015, Index Fungorum lists 26 valid species (+1 discovered in 2016) of Geopyxis:
- Geopyxis acetabularioides
- Geopyxis alba
- Geopyxis albocinerea
- Geopyxis alpina
- Geopyxis bambusicola
- Geopyxis carbonaria
- Geopyxis carnea
- Geopyxis cavinae
- Geopyxis delectans (Starback) K.Hansen & X.H.Wang, 2016
- 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
- "Synonymy: Geopyxis (Pers.) Sacc". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kirk PM. "Species Fungorum (version 30th July 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- "Taxonomy browser (Geopyxis delectans)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Geopyxis | |
 | This Pezizomycetes-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |