The Bionectriaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the order
Hypocreales
The Hypocreales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes. In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237 genera, and 2647 species in seven families. Since then, a considerable number of further taxa have been identified, in ...
. A 2008 estimate places 35
genera
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and 281
species
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in the family.
Species in the family tend to grow on plant material, including woody debris, while some species associate with
alga
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e,
bryophyte
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s, or other fungi.
Genera
This is a list of the genera in the Bionectriaceae, based on a 2022 review and summary of fungal
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by Wijayawardene and colleagues.
Following the genus name is the
taxonomic authority
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(those who first
circumscribed
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the genus; standardized
author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:
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Acremonium
''Acremonium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae. It used to be known as ''Cephalosporium''.
Description
''Acremonium'' species are usually slow-growing and are initially compact and moist. Their hyphae are fine and hyaline, and pro ...
'' – ca. 150
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Anthonectria'' – 1 sp.
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Aphanotria'' – 1 sp.
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Battarrina'' – 1 sp.
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Bryocentria'' – 15 spp.
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Bryotria'' – 2 spp.
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Bullanockia'' – 1 sp.
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Chrysonectria'' – 1 sp.
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Clibanites'' – 1 sp.
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Clonostachys'' – 78 spp.
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Dimerosporiella'' – 8 spp.
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Fusariella'' – 17 spp.
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Geonectria'' – 1 sp.
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Geosmithia
''Geosmithia'' is a genus of anamorphic fungi of uncertain familial placement in the order Hypocreales. The genus, circumscribed by Australian mycologist John Pitt in 1979, is widely distributed. A 2008 estimate placed ten species in the genus, ...
'' – 24 spp.
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Gliomastix'' – 24 spp.
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Globonectria'' – 1 sp.
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Gracilistilbella'' – 4 spp.
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Halonectria'' – 1 sp.
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Heleococcum'' – 5 spp.
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Hydropisphaera'' – 29 spp.
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Ijuhya'' – 22 spp.
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Kallichroma'' – 4 spp.
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Lasionectria'' – 23 spp.
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Mycoarachis'' – 2 spp.
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Mycocitrus'' – 3 spp.
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Nectriella'' – 84 spp.
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Nectriopsis'' – 70 spp.
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Ochronectria'' – 3 spp.
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Ovicuculispora''
– 2 spp.
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Paranectria'' – 4 spp.
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Periantria'' – 2 spp.
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Peristomialis'' – 6 spp.
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Pronectria'' – 44 spp.
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Protocreopsis'' – 12 spp.
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Roumegueriella'' – 4 spp.
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Selinia'' – 6 spp.
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Stephanonectria'' – 1 sp.
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Stilbocrea'' – 7 spp.
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Stromatonectria'' – 1 sp.
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Synnemellisia'' – 2 spp.
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Trichonectria'' – 19 spp.
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Verrucostoma''
– 2 spp.
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Xanthonectria'' – 1 sp.
References
Ascomycota families
Taxa described in 1999
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