Sordariomycetes is a
class
Class or The Class may refer to:
Common uses not otherwise categorized
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately fr ...
in the subdivision
Pezizomycotina
Pezizomycotina make up most of the Ascomycota fungi and include most lichenized fungi too. Pezizomycotina contains the filamentous ascomycetes and is a subdivision of the Ascomycota (fungi that form their spores in a sac-like ''ascus''). It is mo ...
(
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...
), consisting of 28
orders
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, 90
families, 1344
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
.
Sordariomycetes is from the Latin sordes (filth) because some species grow in animal feces, though growth habits vary widely across the class.
Sordariomycetes generally produce their
asci ASCI or Asci may refer to:
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in
perithecial
An ascocarp, or ascoma (), is the fruiting body ( sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are mo ...
fruiting bodies.
Sordariomycetes are also known as Pyrenomycetes, from the Greek πυρἠν - 'the stone of a fruit' - because of the usually somewhat tough texture of their tissue.
Sordariomycetes possess great variability in morphology, growth form, and habitat. Most have perithecial (flask-shaped) fruiting bodies, but ascomata can be less frequently cleistothecial (like in the genera ''
Anixiella'', ''
Apodus'', ''
Boothiella
''Boothiella'' is a genus of fungi within the Chaetomiaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Boothiella tetraspora''.
The genus name of ''Boothiella'' is in honour of Colin Booth (1924 - 2003), a British botanis ...
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Thielavia'', ''
Zopfiella''),. Fruiting bodies may be solitary or gregarious, superficial, or immersed within stromata or tissues of the substrates and can be light to bright or black. Members of this group can grow in soil, dung, leaf litter, and decaying wood as decomposers, as well as being fungal parasites, and insect, human, and plant pathogens.
Genera ''incertae sedis''
These 108 genera within the Sordariomycetes have an uncertain taxonomic placement (
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
), according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota. A question mark preceding the genus name means the placement of that genus within this order is uncertain.
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Abyssomyces'' –
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Acerbiella'' –
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Acrospermoides'' –
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Ameromassaria'' –
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Amphisphaerellula'' –
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Amphisphaerina'' –
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Amphorulopsis
''Amphorulopsis'' is a genus of fungus, fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Amphorulopsi ...
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Amylis'' –
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Anthostomaria'' –
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Anthostomellina
''Anthostomellina'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Apharia'' –
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Apodothina
''Apodothina'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. This is a monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not ...
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Apogaeumannomyces'' –
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Aquadulciospora'' –
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Aquamarina'' –
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Aropsiclus
''Aropsiclus'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). This is a monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) ...
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Ascorhiza'' –
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Ascoyunnania'' –
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Assoa'' –
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Aulospora
''Aulospora'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). This is a monotypic
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Azbukinia'' –
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Bactrosphaeria'' –
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Barrina'' –
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Biporispora
''Biporispora'' is a fungal genus in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). This is a monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that ...
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Bombardiastrum'' –
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Brenesiella
''Brenesiella'' is a fungal genus in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). ''Brenesiella'' is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Brenesiella eryth ...
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Byrsomyces'' –
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Byssotheciella'' –
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Caleutypa
''Caleutypa'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Calosphaeriopsis'' –
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Caproniella'' –
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Chaetoamphisphaeria'' –
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Ciliofusospora'' –
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Clypeoceriospora'' –
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Clypeosphaerulina'' –
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Cryptoascus'' –
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Cryptomycina'' –
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Cryptovalsa'' –
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Cucurbitopsis
''Cucurbitopsis'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Curvatispora
''Curvatispora'' is a fungal genus in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus is monotypic, containing the single species ''Curvatispora singaporensis'', ...
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Dasysphaeria'' –
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Delpinoella'' –
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Diacrochordon
''Diacrochordon'' is a fungal genus in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). It is a monotypic genus containing the single species ''Diacrochordon rehmii'', descr ...
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Dontuzia
''Ticomyces'' is a genus of fungi within the Meliolaceae
The Meliolaceae are a family of fungi in the order Meliolales. Mostly tropical in distribution, species in this family are biotrophic on the leaves and stems of plants. Despite this, ...
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Dryosphaera'' –
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Endoxylina
''Endoxylina'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Esfandiariomyces'' –
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Frondisphaera'' –
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Glabrotheca'' –
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Heliastrum
''Heliastrum'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Hyaloderma'' –
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Hydronectria'' –
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Hypotrachynicola
''Hypotrachynicola'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its ...
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Immersisphaeria'' –
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Iraniella
''Iraniella'' is a fungal genus in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Khuskia'' –
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Konenia
''Konenia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus was circumscribed
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Kravtzevia'' –
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Kurssanovia
''Kurssanovia'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broad ...
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Lecythium
''Lecythium'' is a genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below ...
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Leptosacca'' –
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Leptosphaerella
''Leptosphaerella'' is a genus of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broad ...
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Leptosporina'' –
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Lyonella'' –
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Mangrovispora'' –
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Melomastia'' –
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Microcyclephaeria'' –
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Mirannulata'' –
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Monosporascus'' –
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Myrmecridium
''Myrmecridium'' is a genus of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. Circumscription (taxonomy), Circumscribed in 2007, it is distinguished from similar fungi by having entirely hyaline (translucent) vegetative hyphae, and widely scattered, pimple- ...
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Naumovela'' –
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Neocryptospora'' –
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Neolamya
''Neolamya'' is a genus of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis'').
The genus name of ''Neolamya'' is in honour of Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapel ...
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Neothyridaria'' –
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Oceanitis'' –
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Ophiomassaria'' –
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Ornatispora
''Stachybotrys'' () is a genus of molds, hyphomycetes or asexually reproducing, filamentous fungi, now placed in the family Stachybotryaceae. The genus was erected by August Carl Joseph Corda in 1837. Historically, it was considered closely rel ...
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Pareutypella
''Pareutypella'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Phomatospora
''Phomatospora'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its bro ...
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Phyllocelis'' –
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Plectosphaerella'' –
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Pleocryptospora
''Pleocryptospora'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its ...
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Pleosphaeria
''Pleosphaeria'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Pontogeneia'' –
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Porodiscus'' –
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Protocucurbitaria'' –
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Pulvinaria'' –
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Pumilus'' –
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Rehmiomycella'' –
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Rhamphosphaeria'' –
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Rhizophila
''Rhizophila'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Rimaconus'' –
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Rhopographella
''Rhopographella'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Rhynchosphaeria'' –
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Rivulicola'' –
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Romellina
''Romellina'' is a monotypic, genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. It has only one known species, Romellina variabilis .
The genus was circumscribed by Franz Petrak in Sydowia vol.9 (1-6) on page 597 in 1955.
The genus name of ''Rom ...
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Saccardoëlla'' –
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Sarcopyrenia
''Sarcopyrenia'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi. It has 11 species. It is the only genus in Sarcopyreniaceae, a family in the order Verrucariales. ''Sarcopyrenia'' was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander ...
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Sartorya'' –
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Scharifia'' –
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Scoliocarpon'' –
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Scotiosphaeria'' –
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Servaziella'' –
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Sporoctomorpha
''Sporoctomorpha'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Stearophora
''Stearophora'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Stegophorella'' –
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Stellosetifera
''Stellosetifera'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Stomatogenella'' –
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Strickeria'' –
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Sungaiicola'' –
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Synsphaeria'' –
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Tamsiniella'' –
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Thelidiella'' –
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Thyridella
''Thyridella'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Thyrotheca'' –
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Trichospermella'' –
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Trichosphaeropsis
''Trichosphaeropsis'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Vleugelia
''Vleugelia'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis
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Zignoina''
Familia ''incertae sedis''
These are families in the Sordariomycetes whose taxonomic affinities are not sufficiently well known to be placed in any order.
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Annulatascaceae
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Apiosporaceae
The Apiosporaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota. It was placed in the order Amphisphaeriales in 2020.
The family was circumscribed in 1998. Species in the family are saprobic, and derive nutrients by decomposing and digesting plant mat ...
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Batistiaceae
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Jobiellaceae
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Kathistaceae (contains ''Ectomyces'', ''Kathistes'', ''Mattirolella'', ''Termitaria'' and ''Termitariopsis'' )
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Magnaporthaceae
The Magnaporthaceae are a family of fungi in the order Magnaporthales. It was circumscribed by Paul F. Cannon in 1994 for a group of grass-associated fungi centered on ''Magnaporthe'' (''Nakataea''). Magnaporthaceae have a harpophora-like asexual ...
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Obryzaceae
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Papulosaceae
The Papulosaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes and in the subclass Diaporthomycetidae. The family has not been assigned to any order (''incertae sedis''). A monotypic taxon, the Papulosaceae contained the single genus ''Papu ...
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Plectosphaerellaceae
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Thyridiaceae (contains ''Balzania'', ''Mattirolia'', ''Pleurocytospora'', ''Sinosphaeria'', ''Thyridium'', ''Thyronectria'' and ''Thyronectroidea''
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Vialaeaceae
References
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External links
Tree of Life Sordariomycetes
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Fungus classes
Lichen classes
Taxa described in 1997