Fuscoscypha
Encyclopedia
Fuscoscypha is a genus
of fungi within the Hyaloscyphaceae
family. This is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Fuscoscypha acicularum.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi within the Hyaloscyphaceae
Hyaloscyphaceae
The Hyaloscyphaceae are a family of fungi in the Helotiales order. Species in this family have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are saprobic, growing on dead wood and other plant matter.- Genera :...
family. This is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Fuscoscypha acicularum.