Sarcoscypha (Fr.) Boud.
(elfcups)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Sarcoscypha austriaca
Scarlet Elfcup
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 2 subtaxa 65 images 6 ident. refs
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Ruby Elfcup
(Click to open)
 		Species 4 images 1 ident. refs
[Sarcoscypha coccinea agg.]
scarlet elfcups
(Click to open)
 		Informal 4 subtaxa 74 images 15 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSarcoscypha (elfcups)
FamilySARCOSCYPHACEAE (a family of 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/
Baral, H.-O. The European and North-American species of Sarcoscypha www.gbif-mycology.de/HostedSites/Baral/Sarcoscypha.htm

Sarcoscypha (elfcups) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcoscypha (elfcups)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sarcoscypha (elfcups)
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