Genus

Cyathus

Cyathus striatus. Photo: (c) Rob Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Cyathus is a genus of fungi in the Nidulariaceae, a family collectively known as the bird’s nest fungi. They are given this name since they resemble tiny bird’s nests filled with “eggs”, structures large enough to have been mistaken in the past for seeds. However, these are now known to be reproductive structures containing spores. The “eggs”, or peridioles, are firmly attached to the inner surface of this fruit body by an elastic cord of mycelia…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Agaricales (Common gilled mushrooms and allies)
        Suborder: Agaricineae
        Family: Nidulariaceae (Bird’s nest fungi)
        Genus: Cyathus
        Species: Cyathus olla (Field bird’s nest fungus)
        Species: Cyathus stercoreus (Dung-loving bird’s nest fungus)
        Section: Eucyathus (1)

Subtaxa

Species: Cyathus olla (Field bird’s nest fungus)

Species: Cyathus stercoreus (Dung-loving bird’s nest fungus)

Section: Eucyathus

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