The Chaetothyriales are an

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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 def ...

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in 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 th ...

and within the subclass

Chaetothyriomycetidae Chaetothyriomycetidae is a subclass of ascomycete within the class Eurotiomycetes. Many species in Chaetothyriomycetidae are lichens. Morphology Chaetothyriomycetidae produce a cleistothecium through which they distribute their spore In ...

. The order was

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in 1987 by mycologist

Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow Margaret Elizabeth Barr Bigelow (1923–2008) was a Canadian mycologist known for her contributions to the Ascomycetes fungi. Biography She was born on April 16, 1923, in Elkhorn, Manitoba. She studied at the University of British Columbia, ...

Families and genera

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includes 9 families, 97 genera, and 691 species in the Chaetothyriales. The following list shows the families, genera, and number of species in the Chaetothyriales, adapted from a recent (2020) taxonomic and nomenclatural review of the order. *

Chaetothyriaceae The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A 2012 molecular analysis of specimens collected from northern Thailand revealed three new species in the family ('' ...

::'' Actinocymbe'' – 3 spp. ::''

Aithaloderma ''Aithaloderma'' is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family. Species References Capnodiaceae Dothideomycetes genera {{Capnodiales-stub ...

'' – 12 spp. ::'' Aphanophora'' – 1 sp. ::'' Arthrophiala'' – 1 sp. ::'' Camptophora'' – 2 spp. ::'' Ceramothyrium'' – 39 spp. ::'' Ceratocarpia'' – 3 spp. ::'' Chaetothyriomyces'' – 1 sp. ::'' Chaetothyrium'' – 67 spp. ::'' Cyphellophoriella'' – 1 sp. ::'' Euceramia'' – 3 spp. ::'' Longihyalospora'' – 2 spp. ::'' Microcallis'' – 9spp. ::'' Nullicamyces'' – 1 sp. ::'' Phaeosaccardinula'' – 41 spp. ::'' Stanhughesia'' – 4 sp. ::'' Treubiomyces'' – 7 spp. ::'' Vonarxia'' – 2 spp. ::'' Yatesula'' – 2 spp. * Coccodiniaceae ::'' Coccodinium'' – 4 spp. ::'' Dennisiella'' – 9 spp. ::'' Limacinula'' – 17 spp. * Cyphellophoraceae ::''

Anthopsis ''Anthopsis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Dermateaceae containing 3 species. Colonies (PDA) grow slowly, are velvety to lanose, coloured olivaceous-grey to mouse grey with the reverse black. Microscopy Phialides ovoidal, ellipsoidal, s ...

'' – 3 spp. ::'' Cyphellophora'' – 25 spp. * Epibryaceae ::'' Epibryon'' – 47 spp. *

Herpotrichiellaceae Herpotrichiellaceae is a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. It contains 16 genera and about 270 species. The type genus of the family, ''Herpotrichiella'', is now synonymous with '' ...

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Aculeata Aculeata is an infraorder of Hymenoptera containing ants, bees, and stinging wasps. The name is a reference to the defining feature of the group, which is the modification of the ovipositor into a stinger. However, many members of the group cann ...

'' – 1 sp. ::'' Atrokylindriopsis'' – 1 sp. ::'' Brycekendrickomyces'' – 1 sp. ::'' Capronia'' – ca. 81 spp. ::''

Cladophialophora ''Cladophialophora'' is a genus of fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. It has 35 species. The genus contains black yeast-like fungi, some of which are species of important medical significance. '' Cladophialophora bantiana'' causes the rare ...

'' – 41 spp. ::''

Exophiala ''Exophiala'' is a genus of Teleomorph, anamorph and holomorph, anamorphic fungus, fungi in the family Herpotrichiellaceae. The widespread genus contains 28 species. The genus was formally described by J. W. Carmichael in 1966. ''Exophiala'' ha ...

'' – 59 spp. ::'' Fonsecaea'' – 16 spp. ::'' Marinophialophora'' – 1 sp. ::'' Melanoctona'' – 1 sp. ::'' Metulocladosporiella'' – 6 spp. ::'' Minimelanolocus'' – 34 spp. ::''

Phialophora ''Phialophora'' is a form genus of fungus with short conidiophores, sometimes reduced to phialides; their conidia are unicellular. They may be parasites (including on humans), or saprophytic (including on apples). Genetic analysis of ''Phialop ...

'' – 7 spp. ::'' Pleomelogramma'' – 2 spp. ::'' Rhinocladiella'' – 21 spp. ::'' Sorocybe'' – 3 spp. ::'' Thysanorea'' – 14 spp. ::'' Veronaea'' – 20 spp. * Lyrommataceae ::'' Lyromma'' – 7 spp. * Microtheliopsidaceae ::'' Microtheliopsis'' – 4 spp. * Paracladophialophoraceae ::'' Paracladophialophora'' – 2 spp. * Pyrenotrichaceae ::'' Pyrenothrix'' – 2 spp. ::'' Neophaeococcomyces'' – 4 spp. * Trichomeriaceae ::'' Arthrocladium'' – 4 spp. ::'' Bacillicladium'' – 1 sp. ::'' Bradymyces'' – 3 spp. ::'' Knufia'' – 14 spp. ::'' Lithohypha'' – 1 sp. ::'' Neostrelitziana'' – 1 sp. ::'' Strelitziana'' – 8 spp. ::'' Trichomerium'' – 36 spp.

Genera incertae sedis

Several genera have been included in the Chaetothyriales although their familial placement is unknown. These include: *'' Lichenodiplis'' – 13 spp. *'' Lichenodiplisiella'' – 1 sp. *'' Melnikomyces'' – 1 sp. *'' Minutoexcipula'' – 7 spp. *'' Muellerella'' – 14 spp. *'' Pleostigma'' – 9 spp. *'' Sarcinomyces'' – 5 spp. *'' Uncispora'' – 3 spp.

References

* Ascomycota orders Lichen orders Taxa described in 1987 Taxa named by Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow Long stubs with short prose {{Eurotiomycetes-stub