Ceratostomataceae

Family of fungi

Ceratostomataceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Coronophorales
Family: Ceratostomataceae
G. Winter
Type genus
Ceratostoma
Fr.
Genera

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The Ceratostomataceae are a family of fungi in the phylum Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes,[1] subclass Hypocreomycetidae and order Coronophorales.[2]

Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are found growing on other fungi, on soil, or on rotting vegetation.[3] The family may not be monophyletic as currently defined.[4]

Genera

As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;[2]

  • Arxiomyces P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw. (3 species)
  • Dactylidispora Y. Marín, Stchigel, Guarro & Cano (3)
  • Echinusitheca Y. Marín, Stchigel, Dania García, Guarro, A.N. Mill. & Cano (1)
  • Erythrocarpon Zukal (1)
  • Gonatobotrys Corda (ca. 10)
  • Harzia Costantin (10)
  • Melanospora Corda (69)
  • Microthecium Corda (ca. 20) (formerly Pteridiosperma J.C. Krug & Jeng
  • Neotrotteria Sacc. (1)
  • Pseudomicrothecium Y. Marín, Stchigel, Guarro & Cano (1)
  • Pustulipora P.F. Cannon (1)
  • Rhytidospora Jeng & Cain (5)
  • Scopinella Lév. (9)
  • Setiferotheca Matsush. (1)
  • Syspastospora P.F. Cannon & D. Hawksw. (4)
  • Vittatispora P. Chaudhary, J. Campb., D. Hawksw. & K.N. Sastry (1)

References

  1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ a b Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  3. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  4. ^ Zhang N, Blackwell M (2002). "Molecular phylogeny of Melanospora and similar pyrenomycetous fungi". Mycological Research. 106 (2): 148–55. doi:10.1017/S0953756201005354.
Taxon identifiers
Ceratostomataceae


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