Family: Pyronemataceae

Fungi:> Ascomycota:> Ascomycetes:> Pezizomycetidae:> Pezizales:> Pyronemataceae:> Coprobia, Paurocotylis, Scutellinia, Leucoscypha.

This is a large family, many of which are soil inhabiting species. In shape they are either cup-shaped or ear-shaped, and often brightly coloured. It's the spore-sac structure which separates this family from other cup fungi.

Genus: Aleurina

Species: Aleurina ferruginea
Common Name: None Found: Leptospermum forest Substrate: Ground Spore: ?	Height: 4 mm Width: 6-10 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Genus: Coprobia

Species: Coprobia granulata (Bull. ex Fr.) Bond. A very common cup fungi found on cow dung.
Common Name: None Found: Farm Land Substrate: Cow dung Spore: ?	Height: 1 mm Width: 3 mm Season: Autumn Edible: No

Genus: Paurocotylis

Species: Paurocotylis pila Berk This fungi looks like a red pouch fungi from the out side, but when opened the tissue is white and there is no stem.
Common Name: None Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Growing from the ground Spores: ?	Height: 20 mm Width: 25 mm Season: Late summer Edible: No

Genus: Scutellinia

Species: Scutellinia colensoi (Massee) Le Gal. It's recognised by long, stiff, dark-coloured marginal cup hairs.
Common Name: Eyelash Cup Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Rotten Wood Spore: White	Height: 3 mm Width: 8 - 15 mm Season: Spring Edible: No

Genus: Leucoscypha

Species: Leucoscypha sp. Does not appear to be described species has lovely textured spores.
Common Name: None Found: Nothofagus forest Substrate: Ground Spore: White	Height: 4 mm Width: 8 mm Season: Spring Edible: No

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