The name Peziza crassa Santi ex Steudel 1824 seems to be the oldest legitimate name for the discomycete called sometimes Peziza dargelasii Gachet 1829 or Sarcosphaera coronaria (Jacq. ex M. C. Cooke) J. Schroet. The new combination Sarcosphaera crassa (Santi ex Steud.) Pouz. is proposed and this name is considered to be correct for the fungus in question. There is also a discussion on the circumscription of the genus Sarcosphaera Auersw. For the species of Peziza Dill. ex St.-Amans em. Dennis which are similar to Sarcosphaera Auersw. in gross morphology but differ anatomically, a new subgenus is established: Peziza subgen. Asterosphaera Pouz. (Type: Peziza ammophila Dur. et Mont.).
Pouzar Z. (1972): Sacrosphaera crassa (Santi ex Steud.) Pouz., the correct name for Sacrosphaera coronaria (Jacq. ex M. C. Cooke) J. Schroet (Pezizaceae). – Česká Mykologie 26(1): 32–36.
