[1] Pant and Tewari considered the fungus aligned with the tribe Urnuleae of the family Sarcoscyphaceae, according to the taxonomy of the time.
The phylogenetics of the family was examined using molecular techniques in a 2013 paper, but "Unfortunately, Korfiella has not been included due to the temporary absence of available samples.
They tend to grow in groups or scattered, attached to the substrate either directly, or, more rarely, by a short stipe-like base.
Spores produced by Korfiella karnika are hyaline (translucent), oval to elliptical, and contain one or two oil droplets.
The long, cylindrical asci measure 234–429 by 9.5–11 μm thick, and have narrow, flexuous, forked bases.