Helvella cupuliformis

Helvella cupuliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Helvellaceae
Genus: Helvella
Species: H. cupuliformis
Binomial name
Helvella cupuliformis
Dissing & Nannf.
Synonyms

Cyathipodia cupuliformis (Dissing & Nannf.) J. Breitenb. & F. Kränzl.

Helvella cupuliformis is a species of fungi in the Helvellaceae family, Pezizales order, described in 1966.[1]

Description

A variant has been described from China, H. cupuliformis var. crassa that has larger fruit bodies (1.5 to 5.5 cm (0.6 to 2.2 in)) and wider spores (18–21 by 12.5–15 μm).[2]

Distribution

This species has been found in China,[2] and Jalisco (Mexico).[3]

References

  1. Dissing H, Nannfeldt JA. (1966). "Helvella cupuliformis sp. nov., H. villosa (Hedw. ex O. Kuntze) comb. nov., H. macropus (Pers. ex Fr.) Karst. and their allies". Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift. 60: 325–337.
  2. 1 2 Zhuang WY. (2004). "Preliminary survey of the Helvellaceae from Xinjiang, China". Mycotaxon. 90 (1): 35–42.
  3. Sanchez-Jacome MD, Guzman-Davalos L. (2005). "New records of ascomycetes from Jalisco, Mexico". Mycotaxon. 92: 177–91.
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