Hansen et al. (2002) suggested that P. cerea in the sense of most modern authors is synonymous with P. varia. Gamundí’s (1975) excellent description of P. cerea from a collection on soil in Tierra del Fuego is in close agreement with the information given by Hansen et al. (2002) for P. varia except for the smaller ascospores indicated by Gamundí. She records a range from 12-14.4 × 6.7-7.2 μm whereas Hansen et al. (2002) give a range of “14.5-16-17.5 × 8-9.5-10.5.” Peziza variarepresents a complex of species that share often stratified excipular tissues of large globose cells with an intermediate zone of interwoven hyphae (textura intricata). Rifai (1968) also reported P. cerea from Australia and New Zealand. He reported spore sizes of 13-15.7 (17.2) × 8-9.5 μm. He included collections on wood as well as on soil, damp cellars and greenhouses. He also recognized P. varia as a distinct species, which he primarily characterized by the swollen cells of the paraphyses giving them a monilioid appearance. We consider this feature a product of environmental factors, such as high relative humidity. Spores of P. varia were reported as 12.5 × 16 × 8-10 μm (Rifai, 1968).Pegler et al. (1980) recorded the species from South Georgia Island, Husvik Whaling Station, on an old (pre-1964) heap of coal (10 March 1979, specimen M. Smith 12). There are no sequences from southern South American material