The ''Boliniaceae'' are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the
Boliniales
The Boliniales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota), consisting of 28 orders, 90 families, 1344 genera. Sordariomycetes is from the Latin sord ...
order.
The family consisted of seven
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
and 40 species in 2008.
A new study found more genera and species in 2020.
Genera
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with amount of species per genus);
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Apiocamarops'' (4)
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Apiorhynchostoma'' (4)
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Camaropella'' (2)
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Camarops'' (28) (includes ''Bolinia'' )
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Cornipulvina'' (1)
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Endoxyla'' (3)
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Mollicamarops'' (1)
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Neohypodiscus'' (3)
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Pseudovalsaria'' (3)
References
Ascomycota families
Boliniales
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