Hyaloscyphaceae Explained

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.^[1]

Genera

According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the following genera are in the family Hyaloscyphaceae.^[2]

• Aeruginoscyphus (1)
• Ambrodiscus (1)
• Arbusculina (2)
• Betulina (2)
• Calyptellopsis (1)
• Chrysothallus (14)
• Ciliosculum (1)
• Cistella (49)
• Clavidisculum (8)
• Dematioscypha (7)
• Didonia (7)
• Dimorphotricha (1)
• Echinula (1)
• Fuscolachnum (7)
• Graddonidiscus (3)
• Hegermila (4)
• Hyalopeziza (25)
• Hyaloscypha (100+)
• Incrupila (12)
• Olla (10)
• Otwaya (1)
• Pilatia (4)
• Polaroscyphus (1)
• Polydesmia (6)
• Proprioscypha (2)
• Protounguicularia (8)
• Psilocistella (12)
• Pubigera (1)
• Unguicularia (12)
• Unguiculariella (1)
• Unguiculella (14)
• Urceolella (44)

Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per family.

Former genera; as accepted by Species Fungorum (2022);^[3]

• Amicodisca now in Amicodiscaceae family
• Antinoa now in Pezizellaceae family
• Arachnopeziza now in Arachnopezizaceae family
• Asperopilum now in Lachnaceae family
• Austropezia now in Pezizellaceae
• Brunnipila now in Lachnaceae
• Bryoglossum now in Bryoglossaceae family
• Calycellina now in Pezizellaceae
• Calycina now in Pezizellaceae (as well as others)
• Capitotricha now in Lachnaceae
• Ciliolarina now in Hamatocanthoscyphaceae family
• Cistellina now in Hyphodiscaceae family
• Dasyscyphella now in Lachnaceae
• Eriopezianow in Arachnopezizaceae
• Hamatocanthoscypha now in Hamatocanthoscyphaceae
• Hyalacrotes now in Calloriaceae family
• Hydrocina now in Hydrocinaceae family
• Hyphodiscus now in Hyphodiscaceae family
• Incrucipulum now in Lachnaceae
• Lachnaster now in Lachnaceae
• Lachnellula now in Lachnaceae
• Lachnum (synonymous with Dasyscyphus and Belonidium) now in Lachnaceae
• Lasiobelonium now in Solenopeziaceae
• Microscypha now in Hamatocanthoscyphaceae
• Mollisina now in Pezizellaceae
• Neodasyscypha now in Lachnaceae
• Parachnopeziza now in Arachnopezizaceae
• Phaeoscypha now in Pezizellaceae
• Perrotia now in Lachnaceae (and others)
• Pithyella now in Helotiaceae (and others)
• Proliferodiscus now in Lachnaceae
• Psilachnum now in Pezizellaceae
• Rodwayella now in Pezizellaceae
• Solenopezia now in Solenopeziaceae
• Tapesina now in Pezizellaceae
• Trichopeziza now in Lachnaceae (and many others)
• Velutaria now in Pezizellaceae
• Venturiocistella now in Hyphodiscaceae

Notes and References

1. Book: Cannon PF, Kirk PM. Fungal Families of the World . CABI. Wallingford . 2007 . 162–63 . 978-0-85199-827-5.
2. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota – 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1–58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp . March 18, 2009 .
3. Web site: Family Names . www.speciesfungorum.org . 11 September 2022.