The Trichocomaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the order
Eurotiales. Taxa are
saprobe
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s with aggressive colonization strategies, adaptable to extreme environmental conditions. Family members are
cosmopolitan
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in distribution, ubiquitous in soil, and common associates of decaying plant and food material.
Taxonomy
When first described, the family contained some of the most familiar fungi, such as ''
Penicillium
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'' and ''
Aspergillus
' () is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide.
''Aspergillus'' was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli. Viewing the fungi under a microscope, Miche ...
''. In 2011, it was proposed, that the family should be split into the three families
Aspergillaceae,
Thermoascaceae and Trichocomaceae.
In an updated phylogeny of the
Eurotiales published in 2020, there were 8 genera included in the Trichocomaceae.
[ Several more genera are connected to the Trichocomaceae in the ]Mycobank
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Each novelty, after being screene ...
database, some of which await clarification of their standing.[Page ''Trichocomaceae'' on ]
*'' Aspergillopsis''
*'' Chaetosartorya''
*'' Chaetotheca''
*'' Cladosarum''
*'' Cleistosoma''
*'' Edyuillia''
*'' Hemisartorya''
*'' Neocarpenteles''
*'' Neopetromyces''
*'' Neosartorya''
*'' Petromyces''
*'' Phialosimplex''
*'' Polypaecilum''
*'' Redaellia''
*'' Sagonema''
*'' Sphaeromyces''
*'' Sporophormis''
*'' Stilbodendron''
*'' Stilbothamnium''
* mitosporic Trichocomaceae
References
*Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). ''Fungal Families of the World''. CABI: Singapore. 456 pp.
*Pitt JL, Samson RA, Frisvad JC. (2000). List of accepted species and their synonyms in the family ''Trichocomaceae''. ''Integration of Modern Taxonomic Methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus Classification'' (Amsterdam): 9–49.
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Ascomycota families
Taxa described in 1897
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