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

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Peziza ammophila
Dune Cup
(Click to open)
 		Species 4 images
Peziza ampliata
a cup fungus
(Click to open)
 		Species 15 images
Peziza apiculata
a cup fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza azureoides
Azure Cup
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza badia
Bay Cup
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 41 images
Peziza brunneoatra
a cup fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza campbellii
Bonfire Cauliflower
(Click to open)
 		Species 5 images
Peziza cerea
Cellar Cup
(Click to open)
 		Species 11 images
Peziza echinospora
Charcoal Cup
(Click to open)
 		Species 18 images
Peziza granularis
a cup fungus
(Click to open)
 		Species 12 images
Peziza lividula
a discomycete
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza megalochondra
a cup fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza merdae
a cup fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza micropus
a cup fungus
Species 2 ident. refs
Peziza ostracoderma
a cup fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza recedens
a cup fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza repanda
Palamino Cup
(Click to open)
 		Species 43 images 1 ident. refs
Peziza saccardoana
Pouch Cup
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza succosella
a discomycete
Species 1 ident. refs
Peziza vesiculosa
Blistered Cup
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 		Species 12 images
Peziza violacea
a discomycete
(Click to open)
 		Species 51 images
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 The genera Peziza and Plicaria ***(Superseded) Field Mycology Vol 2 (2): 51-59.
Spooner, B.M. 2000 *** Preliminary Key to British Species of Peziza ***(Superseded)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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