The Microthyriales are an
order of
sac fungi. According to a 2008 estimate, the order contains 3
families, 62
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
and 323 species. Species in the Microthyriales have small, flattened
fruit bodies with one of more central slits, and are
saprobic or
epiphytic
An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphyt ...
on the leaves and stems of plants.
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References
Ascomycota orders
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