The ''Pyrenulales'' 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 ...

ascomycetous 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 ...

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

Eurotiomycetes Eurotiomycetes is a large class of ascomycetes with cleistothecial ascocarps within the subphylum Pezizomycotina, currently containing around 3810 species according to the Catalogue of Life. It is the third largest lichenized class, with more ...

and within the

subphylum In zoological nomenclature, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank below the rank of phylum. The taxonomic rank of " subdivision" in fungi and plant taxonomy is equivalent to "subphylum" in zoological taxonomy. Some plant taxonomists have also used t ...

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 ...

Taxonomy

As of 2022 the order contains one family, 14 genera and around 296 species. *Order Pyrenulales **Family Pyrenulaceae ***''

Anthracothecium ''Anthracothecium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae The Pyrenulaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pyrenulales. The family was first named by German botanist Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1870. Species in the f ...

'' – 5 species ***'' Blastodesmia'' – 1 species ***'' Clypeopyrenis'' – 2 species ***''

Distopyrenis ''Distopyrenis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae The Pyrenulaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pyrenulales. The family was first named by German botanist Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1870. Species in the family have a wide ...

'' – 8 species ***'' Granulopyrenis'' – 6 species ***'' Lithothelium'' – 28 species ***'' Mazaediothecium'' – 4 species ***'' Pyrenographa'' – 1 species ***'' Pyrenowilmsia'' – 1 species ***''

Pyrenula ''Pyrenula'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pyrenulaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the ...

'' (='' Heufleridium'' ; ='' Stromatothelium'' ) – circa 225 species ***'' Pyrgillus'' – 8 species ***'' Sulcopyrenula'' – 5 species **Pyrenulales

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 ...

***'' Rhaphidicyrtis'' – 1 species ***'' Xenus'' – 1 species

References

Pyrenulales Ascomycota orders Lichen orders {{Eurotiomycetes-stub