Family: Nidulariaceae

Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Agaricomycetes:> Agaricales:> Agaricaceae:> Crucibulum, Cyathus, Nidula.

Bird nest fungi have small fruit bodies which are completely closed at first, then the top crumbles away, to leave a cup which contains spore-bearing tissue called peridioles. When raindrops land in the cup, the peridioles are propelled into the air, thus dispersing the spore.

Genus: Crucibulum

Crucibulum laeve

Genus: Cyathus

Cyathus novae-zeelandiae

Cyathus striatus

Cyathus olla

Genus: Nidula

Nidula niveotomentosa

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