Sarcoleotia

Sarcoleotia is a genus of fungi in the earth tongue family Geoglossaceae.

==History== The genus was first described by Japanese mycologists Seiya Ito and Sanshi Imai in 1934, who separated Sarcoleotia from Leotia Pers. based on the fleshy, non-gelatinous ascocarps and subcylindrical ascospores. Sarcoleotia nigra was described as the type species in the same publication from collections made in Hokkaido, Japan. Maas Geesteranus created S. platypus by transferring Helvella platypus DC. into the genus. Korf transferred Mitrula globosa to the genus in 1971, creating S. globosa. Dennis transferred Coryne turficola to the genus in 1971. Lastly, Rahm reported "Sarcoleotia clandestina" from Switzerland in 1975, but this name is regarded as nomen nudum as no valid description of the species exists.