The Coronophorales are an
order
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* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
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 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 sordes (filth) because some species grow in animal feces, though growth habit ...
. According to a 2008 estimate, the order consisted of 4
families
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, 26
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 87
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
.
This was changed in 2020, it then had 6 families, with 46 genera.
Families
*
Bertiaceae
The Bertiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Coronophorales
The Coronophorales are an order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. According to a 2008 estimate, the order consisted of 4 families, 26 genera, and 87 species. ...
(2 genera)
*
Ceratostomataceae
The Ceratostomataceae are a family of fungi in the phylum Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae and order Coronophorales.
Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are found growing on other fungi, on soi ...
(16)
*
Chaetosphaerellaceae
The Chaetosphaerellaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. The family was described in 2004. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are found in both temperate and tropical areas, where they grow ...
(3)
*
Coronophoraceae
The Coronophoraceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Coronophorales
The Coronophorales are an order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. According to a 2008 estimate, the order consisted of 4 families, 26 genera, and 87 spec ...
(1)
*
Nitschkiaceae
The Nitschkiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Coronophorales. Species in the family are mostly saprobic on wood, although some grow on lichens.
Genera
This is a list of the genera in the Nitschkiaceae, based on a 2021 review ...
(13)
*
Scortechiniaceae (11)
Genera
incertae sedis
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As of 2020;
* ''
Papulaspora'' (33 species)
* ''
Sphaerodes'' (9)
* ''
Tengiomyces
''Tengiomyces'' is a genus of fungi in the Helminthosphaeriaceae family of the Ascomycota. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the Sordariomycetes class is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certai ...
'' (1)*
References
Ascomycota orders
Taxa named by John Axel Nannfeldt
Taxa described in 1932
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