Cyphellaceae

species of fungus

The Cyphellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The family contains 16 genera and, in 2008, 31 species. Its sister group is the Porotheleaceae, both of which are in the 'marasmioid clade'.

Chondrostereum is a genus of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae. The type species, Chondrostereum purpureum, causes the disease called silver leaf.

Cheimonophyllum is a genus of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae. The widely distributed genus contains three species.

Cunninghammyces is a genus of corticioid fungi in the family Cyphellaceae. The genus, described by Joost Stalpers in 1985, contains two species known from New Zealand and Réunion.

Cyphella is a genus of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae. A 2008 estimate placed about 300 species in the widely distributed genus. ==Selected species== Cyphella digitalis

Gloeostereum is a genus of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Gloeostereum incarnatum, an edible mushroom native to China. In Chinese culture, it is called ''yú'ěr'' (榆 耳; literally "elm ear"). It is sometimes included in a vegetarian dish called Buddha's delight.

Incrustocalyptella is a genus of fungi in the Cyphellaceae family. The genus contains three species collectively distributed in Colombia, Papua New Guinea, the Hawaiian Islands, and Thailand.

Sphaerobasidioscypha is a genus of fungi in the Cyphellaceae family. The genus contains two species found in New Zealand and Venezuela.

Asterocyphella is a genus of fungi in the Cyphellaceae family. The widespread genus contains three species.

Seticyphella is a genus of fungi in the Cyphellaceae family. The genus contains three species found in Europe.

Gloeocorticium is a genus of fungi in the Cyphellaceae family. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Gloeocorticium cinerascens, found in Argentina.

Phaeoporotheleum is a genus of fungi in the Cyphellaceae family. The genus contains two species collectively distributed in Cuba and Argentina.

Granulobasidium is a genus of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae.

Thujacorticium is a genus of corticioid fungi in the Cyphellaceae family. The genus, circumscribed by J. Ginns in 1988, contains two species.

Campanophyllum is a fungal genus in the family Cyphellaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Campanophyllum proboscideum, found in Costa Rica. The genus was circumscribed in 2003 to accommodate the species formerly known as Lentinus proboscoides.

species of fungus

Setigeroclavula is a genus of fungi in the family Cyphellaceae. A monotypic genus, it consists of the single clavarioid species Setigeroclavula ascendens, found on the dead rachis of mother spleenwort (Asplenium bulbiferum) in New Zealand. Both the genus and species were described in 1988 by American mycologist Ron Petersen. The small, club-shaped fruitbodies are densely studded with erect hairs. The hyphal system is monomitic; the spores are smooth and hyaline (translucent).