The Ceratostomataceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the phylum
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 def ...
, class
Sordariomycetes
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, subclass
Hypocreomycetidae
Hypocreomycetidae is a subclass of sac fungi.
It is a highly diverse group of fungi with species from various habitats. This subclass has been reported as pathogenic, endophytic, parasitic, saprobic, fungicolous, lichenicolous, algicolous, ...
and order
Coronophorales.
Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are found growing on other fungi, on soil, or on rotting vegetation. The family may not be
monophyletic
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as currently defined.
Genera
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;
* ''
Arxiomyces'' (3 species)
* ''
Dactylidispora'' (3)
* ''
Echinusitheca'' (1)
* ''
Erythrocarpon'' (1)
* ''
Gonatobotrys'' (ca. 10)
* ''
Harzia'' (10)
* ''
Melanospora'' (69)
* ''
Microthecium'' (ca. 20) (formerly ''Pteridiosperma''
* ''
Neotrotteria'' (1)
* ''
Pseudomicrothecium'' (1)
* ''
Pustulipora'' (1)
* ''
Rhytidospora'' (5)
* ''
Scopinella'' (9)
* ''
Setiferotheca'' (1)
* ''
Syspastospora'' (4)
* ''
Vittatispora'' (1)
References
Coronophorales
Ascomycota families
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