HELVELLACEAE Fr.
(false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Dissingia leucomelaena
Sooty Cup
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 		Species 5 images
Helvella
saddle fungi
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 		Genus 11 subtaxa 116 images 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyHELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)
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
Spooner, B. 2003 The larger Cup Fungi in Britain - part 5 Helvellaceae Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 52-62, covers.

HELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for HELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for HELVELLACEAE (false morels, saddle fungi and hypogeous discomycetes)
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