Peziza Dill. ex Fr.
(a genus of cup fungi)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPeziza (a genus of cup fungi)
FamilyPEZIZACEAE (cup fungi)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland s2.fungi.myspecies.info/
Dickson, G., Kirk, P, Roberts, P. & Spooner, B. British fungi - Keys www.fieldmycology.net/FRDBI/keys.asp
Fannechère, G. (adapted by) 2012 Clé des pézizes Jamoni www.mycodb.fr/key.php?file=Pezizes_Jamoni.cle
Spooner, B. 2001 *** The larger Cup Fungi in Britain - part 3. The genera Peziza and Plicaria ***(Superseded) Field Mycology Vol 2 (2): 51-59.
Spooner, B.M. 2000 *** Preliminary Key to British Species of Peziza ***(Superseded)
Spooner, B.M. Key to Peziza The Forayer.

Peziza (a genus of cup fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Peziza (a genus of cup fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 41 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Peziza (a genus of cup fungi)
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