The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a
family
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of ascomycetous
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 ...
within the order
Chaetothyriales
The Chaetothyriales are an order of ascomycetous fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes and within the subclass Chaetothyriomycetidae. The order was circumscribed in 1987 by mycologist Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow.
Families and genera
, Species F ...
and within 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 lichen
A lichen ( , ) is ...
.
[ A recent (2012) ]molecular
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analysis of specimens collected from northern Thailand revealed three new species in the family ('' Ceramothyrium thailandicum'', '' Chaetothyrium brischofiacola'' and '' Phaeosaccardinula ficus'').[
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Genera
* '' Actinocymbe''
* '' Ainsworthia''
* '' Almeidaea''
* '' Ceramothyrium''
* '' Chaetothyrium''
* '' Chaetothyriomyces''[
* '' Euceramia''
* '' Microcallis''
* '' Mycostevensonia'' ]
References
Eurotiomycetes
Ascomycota families
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