Sarcoscypha austriaca var lutea Ruini & Ruedl
(Scarlet Elfcup - Yellow Form)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietySarcoscypha austriaca var lutea (Scarlet Elfcup - Yellow Form)
SpeciesSarcoscypha austriaca (Scarlet Elfcup)
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
Bridger, P. 2008 Readers’ Finds (Apr 2008) Vol 9 (2) Page: 63
Brown, R. 2007 First British record of yellow Sarcoscypha Field Mycology Vol 8 (1): 9-12, rear cover.

Sarcoscypha austriaca var lutea (Scarlet Elfcup - Yellow Form) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcoscypha austriaca var lutea (Scarlet Elfcup - Yellow Form)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sarcoscypha austriaca var lutea (Scarlet Elfcup - Yellow Form)
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