''Cosmospora'' 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 family. In binomial n ...

ascomycete 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 d ...

fungi in the family

Nectriaceae The Nectriaceae comprise a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. It was circumscribed by brothers Charles and Louis René Tulasne in 1865. List of genera This is an incomplete list of genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank ...

. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally when dry. However, the genus was shown to be

polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...

, and the majority of species were re-classified into revived or recently established genera that are

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic ...

. ''Cosmospora'' ''

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'' Rossman housed members of the following genera: '' Chaetopsina'', ''

Cylindrocladiella ''Cylindrocladiella'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae The Nectriaceae comprise a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. It was circumscribed by brothers Charles and Louis René Tulasne Louis René Étienne Tula ...

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Fusicolla ''Fusicolla'' is a genus of seven species of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German mycologist Hermann Friedrich Bonorden in 1851. Fungi in the genus produce slimy orange sheets over the substrate, withi ...

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Mariannaea ''Mariannaea'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Nectriaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: * ''Mariannaea aquaticola'' * ''Mariannaea camptospora'' * ''Mariannaea catenulatae'' References

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Microcera ''Pipunculus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Species *''Pipunculus abnormis'' Skevington, 1998 *''Pipunculus affinis'' Cresson, 1910 *''Pipunculus albidus'' Skevington, 19 ...

'', '' Pseudocosmospora'', '' Stylonectria'', and '' Volutella''. ''Cosmospora'' was restricted to species having

acremonium ''Acremonium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae. It used to be known as ''Cephalosporium''. Description ''Acremonium'' species are usually slow-growing and are initially compact and moist. Their hyphae are fine and hyaline, and pr ...

-like asexual morphs that grow on

polypores Polypores are a group of fungi that form large fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside (see Delimitation for exceptions). They are a morphological group of basidiomycetes-like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi, and not all polypo ...

and xylariaceous fungi. The name ''Cosmospora'' comes from Greek ''kosmos'' + ''spora'', meaning ornamented spores.

Species

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Cosmospora coccinea ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora arxii ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora berkeleyana ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora butyri ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora cymosa ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora khandalensis ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora lavitskiae ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora viliuscula ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora viridescens ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

'' ''Chaetopsina'' *'' Chaetopsina fulva'' *'' Chaetopsina penicillata'' *'' Chaetopsina polyblastia'' ''Cylindrocladiella'' *''

Cylindrocladiella microcylindrica ''Cylindrocladiella'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. There are 11 species. Species *''Cylindrocladiella brevicollis'' *''Cylindrocladiella camelliae'' *''Cylindrocladiella elegans'' *''Cylindrocladiella inf ...

'' ''Dialonectria'' *'' Dialonectria episphaeria'' ''Fusicolla'' *''

Fusicolla matuoi ''Fusicolla'' is a genus of seven species of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus was circumscribed by German mycologist Hermann Friedrich Bonorden in 1851. Fungi in the genus produce slimy orange sheets over the substrate, withi ...

'' ''Macroconia'' *'' Macroconia leptosphaeriae'' *'' Macroconia cupularis'' *'' Macroconia gigas'' *'' Macroconia papilionacearum'' ''Mariannaea'' *''

Mariannaea catenulatae ''Mariannaea'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Nectriaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species Species: * ''Mariannaea aquaticola'' * ''Mariannaea camptospora'' * ''Mariannaea catenulatae'' References

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Microcera coccophila ''Pipunculus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Species *''Pipunculus abnormis'' Skevington, 1998 *''Pipunculus affinis'' Cresson, 1910 *''Pipunculus albidus'' Skevington, 199 ...

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Microcera diploa ''Pipunculus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Species *''Pipunculus abnormis'' Skevington, 1998 *''Pipunculus affinis'' Ezra Townsend Cresson, Cresson, 1910 *''Pipunculus alb ...

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Microcera larvarum ''Pipunculus'' is a genus of flies belonging to the family Pipunculidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Species *''Pipunculus abnormis'' Skevington, 1998 *''Pipunculus affinis'' Ezra Townsend Cresson, Cresson, 1910 *''Pipunculus alb ...

'' ''Pseudocosmospora'' *'' Pseudocosmospora joca'' *'' Pseudocosmospora metepisphaeria'' *'' Pseudocosmospora pseudepisphaeria'' *'' Pseudocosmospora triqua'' *'' Pseudocosmospora vilior'' ''Stylonectria'' *'' Stylonectria purtonii'' *'' Stylonectria wegeliniana'' ''Volutella'' *''

Volutella consors Volutella may refer to: * Volutella (fungus), a genus of funguses in the family Nectriaceae * Volutella, a genus of gastropods in the family Volutidae; synonym of ''Zidona ''Zidona'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the fa ...

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Volutella citrinella Volutella may refer to: * Volutella (fungus), a genus of funguses in the family Nectriaceae * Volutella, a genus of gastropods in the family Volutidae; synonym of ''Zidona ''Zidona'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the fa ...

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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 ...

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Cosmospora biasolettiana ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora chlorina ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora damingshanica ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the Nectria, nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that ...

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Cosmospora digitalicola ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora diminuta ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora dingleyae ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora effusa ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora geastroides ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora glabra ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora henanensis ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora hispanica ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora japonica ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora jucundula ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora kurdica ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora lasiodiplodiae ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora macrochaetopsinae ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora marelliana ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the Nectria, nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that ...

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Cosmospora meliopsicola ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora nothepisphaeria ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora nummulariae ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

'' *'' Cosmospora obscura'' *''

Cosmospora peponum ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the Nectria, nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that ...

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Cosmospora pseudoflavoviridis ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

'' *'' Cosmospora purpureocolla'' *''

Cosmospora rickii ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora rubrisetosa ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora sansevieriae ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora stegonsporii ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora stilbosporae ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the Nectria, nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that ...

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Cosmospora thujana ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that collapse laterally ...

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Cosmospora tungurahuana ''Cosmospora'' is a genus of Ascomycota, ascomycete fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus, as circumscribed by Rossman et al. (1998), included all the Nectria, nectrioid species with small, reddish, non-ornamented sexual fruiting bodies that ...

References

External links

* Nectriaceae genera {{Hypocreales-stub