The Hypocreales are an

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

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 habit ...

. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237

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 ...

, and 2647

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

in seven

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. 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

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, the Hypocreales contains 6 families, 137 genera, and 1411 species. Species of Hypocreales are usually recognized by their brightly colored, perithecial

ascomata 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 ...

, or

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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 ' () 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 ...

''), and have not been assigned to any family: *'' Acremoniopsis'' – 1 sp. *''

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. *''

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''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family. This is a monotypic genus ...

'' – 1 sp. *'' Cephalosporiopsis'' – 10 spp. *'' Chondronectria'' – 1 sp. *'' Cylindronectria'' – 1 sp. *'' Diploospora'' – ca. 7 spp. *

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Entropezites ''Entropezites'' is an extinct monotypic genus of ypermycoparasiticfungus in the order Hypocreales. At present it contains the single species ''Entropezites patricii''. The genus is solely known from the Lower Cretaceous, Upper Albian stage ( ...

'' – 1 sp. *'' Gynonectria'' – 1 sp. *''

Hapsidospora ''Hapsidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the Hypocreales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, diffe ...

'' – 2 spp. *'' Haptospora'' – 3 spp. *'' Illosporiopsis'' – 1 sp. *'' Illosporium'' – 17 spp. *'' Leptobarya'' – 2 spp. *''

Metadothella ''Metadothella'' is a genus of fungi in the Hypocreales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, diffe ...

'' – 1 sp. *'' Munkia'' – 4 spp. *†''

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 ( ...

'' – 1 sp. *'' Neomunkia'' – 1 sp. *''

Peloronectria ''Peloronectria'' is a genus of fungi in the Hypocreales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, diff ...

'' – 3 spp. *'' Pseudoacremonium'' – 1 sp. *''

Pseudomeliola ''Pseudomeliola'' 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 Family (from la, f ...

'' – 10 spp. *'' Rodentomyces'' – 1 sp. *'' Roselliniella'' – 19 spp. *'' Saksenamyces'' – 1 sp. *'' Sedecimiella'' – 1 sp. *'' Stanjemonium'' – 4 spp. *''

Stilbella ''Stilbella'' is a genus of fungi in the family Bionectriaceae (order Hypocreales). A 1985 monograph includes 19 species. More recent estimates place about 60 species in the genus. The type species ''Stilbella fimetaria'' (syn. ''Stilbella er ...

'' – 61 spp. *''

Ticonectria ''Ticonectria'' is a fungal genus in the order Hypocreales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, different ...

'' – 3 spp. *''

Tilakidium ''Tilakidium'' is a fungal genus in the order Hypocreales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differenti ...

'' – 1 sp.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q132255 Ascomycota orders Taxa described in 1897 Taxa named by Gustav Lindau