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Sarcosomataceae

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Sarcosomataceae
Sarcosoma globosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

References

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  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 978-0-85199-827-5.