Cyphellaceae

Cyphellaceae
Cyphella ferruginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Cyphellaceae
Lotsy (1907)
Type genus
Cyphella

The Cyphellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The family contains 16 genera and, in 2008, 31 species. Its sister group is the Porotheleaceae, both of which are in the 'marasmioid clade'.