The order Sordariales is one of the most diverse taxonomic groups within the Sordariomycetes (subdivision
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 ...
,
division 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 de ...
).
Species in the order Sordariales have a broad range of ecological diversity, containing lignicolous, herbicolous and coprophilous taxa. Most Sordariales are
saprobic
Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter. It occurs in saprotrophs, and is most often associated with fungi ( ...
, producing solitary
perithecial
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 mos ...
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 ...
. They are commonly found on
dung
Dung most often refers to animal feces. Dung may also refer to:
Science and technology
* Dry animal dung fuel
* Manure
* Cow dung
* Coprolite, fossilized feces
* Dung beetle
Art
* Mundungus Fletcher or "Dung", a character in the Harry Potter n ...
or
decaying plant matter. The order contains a number of ecologically important species, including the model filamentous fungal genera
Podospora and
Neurospora, as well as potentially industrial-relevant fungi, such as members of the Chaetomiaceae family, which often produce biologically active secondary metabolites. The order Sordariales furthermore contains the highest diversity of thermophilic fungal species, with isolates present in seven different genera.
Families in the order Sordariales
Recent phylogenetic studies have aimed to contribute to the natural classification of this order. The most recent phylogenetic tree divides the order into eleven families, based on molecular data from four marker genes.
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Bombardiaceae
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Chaetomiaceae
The Chaetomiaceae (Index Fungorum number: IF80582) are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Sordariales, class Sordariomycetes. Chaetomiaceae are usually saprobic or parasitic. Cheatomiaceae are a great source of enzymes with diverse biotec ...
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Diplogelasinosporaceae
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Lasiosphaeriaceae
The Lasiosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes.
Genera
*'' Anopodium''
*'' Apiosordaria''
*'' Apodospora''
*'' Apodus''
*'' Arecacicola''
*''Arniella''
*''Arnium''
*'' Bombardia''
*''Bombardioidea''
*''Ca ...
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Lasiosphaeridaceae
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Naviculisporaceae
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Podosporaceae
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Neoschizotheciaceae
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Strattoniaceae (includes
Strattonia
''Strattonia'' is a genus of fungi within the Strattoniaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia vol.8 on page 245 in 1954.
The genus name of ''Strattonia'' is in honour of Robert Stratton (1883–1961), who was a ...
)
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Sordariaceae
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Zygospermellaceae
Genera ''incertae sedis''
There are many genera in the Sordariomycetes that are not well known, and are of uncertain
familial
Familial may refer to:
* ''Familial'' (album), a 2010 studio album by Phil Selway
*Family, a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence
*Family (biology), one of the eight major taxonomic ranks, classified between orde ...
classification. These include:
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Abyssomyces
''Abyssomyces'' is a genus of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Abyssomyces hydrozoicu ...
'' – 1 sp.
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Acanthotheciella'' – 3 spp.
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Arnium
''Arnium'' is a genus of fungi within the Lasiosphaeriaceae family.
References
External links
*Arnium' at Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names ( scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. th ...
'' – 34 spp.
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Ascolacicola'' – 1 sp.
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Biconiosporella'' – 1 sp.
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Bombardiella'' – 1 sp.
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Camptosphaeria
''Camptosphaeria'' is a genus of fungi within the Lasiosphaeriaceae family.
References
External links
*Camptosphaeria' at Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names ( scientific names) in the fun ...
'' – 4 spp.
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Coronatomyces'' – 1 sp.
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Cuspidatispora'' – 1 sp.
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Diffractella
''Diffractella'' is a genus of fungi within the Lasiosphaeriaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Diffractella curvata''.
References
External links
*Diffractella' at Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an ...
'' – 1 sp.
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Emblemospora
''Emblemospora'' is a genus of fungi within the Lasiosphaeriaceae
The Lasiosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes.
Genera
*'' Anopodium''
*'' Apiosordaria''
*'' Apodospora''
*''Apodus''
*'' Arecacicola''
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'' – 2 spp.
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Eosphaeria
''Eosphaeria'' is a genus of fungi within the Lasiosphaeriaceae family. This is a monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does ...
'' – 2 spp.
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Globosphaeria'' – 1 sp.
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Isia'' – 2 spp.
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Lockerbia'' – 2 spp.
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Lunulospora'' – 2 spp.
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Onygenopsis'' – 1 sp.
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Periamphispora
''Periamphispora'' is a genus of fungi within the Lasiosphaeriaceae family. This is a monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that d ...
'' – 1 sp.
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Phaeosporis'' – 2 spp.
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Reconditella'' – 1 sp.
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Rhexodenticula'' – 5 spp.
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Rhexosporium'' – 1 sp.
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Roselliniomyces'' – 7 spp.
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Roselliniopsis'' – 7 spp.
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Synaptospora'' – 5 spp.
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Tripterosporella'' – 5 spp.
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Utriascus'' – 1 sp.
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Ypsilonia'' – 3 spp.
References
Ascomycota orders
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