The Hypocreales are an
order
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of
fungi
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within the class
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota), consisting of 28 orders, 90 families, 1344 genera. Sordariomycetes is from the Latin sordes (filth) because some species grow in animal feces, though growth hab ...
. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237
genera
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, and 2647
species
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in seven
families.
Since then, a considerable number of further taxa have been identified, including an additional family, the
Stachybotryaceae
The Stachybotryaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales
The Hypocreales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237 genera, and 2647 species in seven families. Si ...
.
According to the
Catalog of Life, the Hypocreales contains 6 families, 137 genera, and 1411 species.
Species of Hypocreales are usually recognized by their brightly colored, perithecial
ascomata, or
spore
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-producing structures. These are often yellow, orange or red.
Genera ''incertae sedis''
According to a 2020 review of fungal classification, the following genera within the Hypocreales have an uncertain taxonomic placement (''
incertae sedis''), and have not been assigned to any family:
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Acremoniopsis'' – 1 sp.
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Berkelella
''Berkelella'' is a genus of fungi within the Clavicipitaceae
The Clavicipitaceae are a family of fungi within the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate placed 43 genera in the family, but recent work has increased this number to 97.
Phylogeny ...
'' – 2 spp.
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Bulbithecium
''Bulbithecium'' is a genus of fungi in the Hypocreales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown (''incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader r ...
'' – 1 sp.
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Cephalosporiopsis'' – 10 spp.
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Chondronectria'' – 1 sp.
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Cylindronectria'' – 1 sp.
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Diploospora'' – ca. 7 spp.
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Entropezites
''Entropezites'' is an extinct monotypic genus of ypermycoparasitic fungus in the order Hypocreales. At present it contains the single species ''Entropezites patricii''.
The genus is solely known from the Lower Cretaceous, Upper Albian st ...
''
– 1 sp.
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Gynonectria'' – 1 sp.
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Hapsidospora
''Hapsidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the Hypocreales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.
References
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'' – 2 spp.
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Haptospora'' – 3 spp.
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Illosporiopsis'' – 1 sp.
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Illosporium'' – 17 spp.
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Leptobarya'' – 2 spp.
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Metadothella'' – 1 sp.
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Munkia'' – 4 spp.
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Mycetophagites
''Mycetophagites'' is an extinct fungal genus of mycoparasitic in the order Hypocreales. A monotypic genus, it contains the single species ''Mycetophagites atrebora''.
The genus is solely known from the Lower Cretaceous, Upper Albian stage (a ...
''
– 1 sp.
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Neomunkia'' – 1 sp.
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Peloronectria'' – 3 spp.
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Pseudoacremonium'' – 1 sp.
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Pseudomeliola'' – 10 spp.
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Rodentomyces'' – 1 sp.
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Roselliniella'' – 19 spp.
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Saksenamyces'' – 1 sp.
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Sedecimiella'' – 1 sp.
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Stanjemonium'' – 4 spp.
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Stilbella'' – 61 spp.
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Ticonectria'' – 3 spp.
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Tilakidium
''Tilakidium'' is a fungal genus in the order Hypocreales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family. This is a monotypic
In bi ...
'' – 1 sp.
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q132255
Ascomycota orders
Taxa described in 1897
Taxa named by Gustav Lindau