Geopyxis vulcanalis, commonly known as the vulcan pixie cup, is a species of cup fungus in the family Pyronemataceae. It was first described scientifically in 1878 by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck, from collections made in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York.[2] Pier Andrea Saccardo transferred it to the genus Geopyxis in 1889.[3]
| Geopyxis vulcanalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Geopyxis |
| Species: | G. vulcanalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Geopyxis vulcanalis | |
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Geopyxis vulcanalis | |
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 | Smooth hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
The fruitbodies of G. vulcanalis are small and cup-like, with a light yellow hymenium. They become somewhat flattened in age. It grows on the ground in unburned conifer litter, often with mosses. Its spores are smooth and elliptical, measuring 14–21 by 8–11 μm.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Record details: Geopyxis vulcanalis (Peck) Sacc". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
- ^ Peck CH. (1878). "Report of the Botanist (1877)". Annual Report on the New York State Museum of Natural History. 31: 19–60 (see p. 46).
- ^ Saccardo PA. (1889). Discomyceteae et Phymatosphaeriaceae. Sylloge Fungorum (in Latin). Vol. 8. p. 65.
- ^ Arora D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
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