It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera[1] and approximately 500 species.

Individual taxa may be sessile (without a stipe) to shortly stipitate, cupulate (cup-shaped), discoid (disc-shaped), pulvinate (cushion-shaped), or with turbinate (turban-shaped) epigeous apothecia.

Also, taxa may be sub-hypogeous to hypogeous with closed, folded, or solid ascomata.

Apothecia may range in size from less than 1 mm up to 12 cm (4+1⁄2 in) in diameter, and may be brightly colored due to carotenoid pigments.

The genus name is followed by the author citation, year of publication, and number of species.