Sarcoscyphaceae

Sarcoscyphaceae
Sarcoscypha coccinea, the scarlet elf cup
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Sarcoscyphaceae
Le Gal ex Eckblad (1968)
Type genus
Sarcoscypha
(Fr.) Boud. (1885)

The Sarcoscyphaceae are a family of cup fungi in the order Pezizales. Members of the Sarcoscyphaceae are cosmopolitan in distribution, found in both tropical and temperate regions.