The Microascaceae 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 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 ...
, subclass
Hypocreomycetidae.
The family was published by David Malloch in 1970, an emended description based on
Everet Stanley Luttrell's original 1951 publication.
Description
Microascaceae species have spherical to irregularly shaped, darkly colored
fruit bodies
The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cyc ...
. They are usually hairy and rarely smooth. The smooth
spores
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
are reddish brown to copper colored, one-celled, and have a
germ pore
A germ pore is a small pore in the outer wall of a fungal spore through which the germ tube exits upon germination. It can be apical or eccentric in its location, and, on light microscopy, may be visualized as a lighter coloured area on the cell ...
at one or both ends.
Asci can occur singly or in chains.
Genera
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Ascosubramania''
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Anekabeeja''
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Brachyconidiellopsis''
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Canariomyces''
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Cephalotrichum'' - anamorph
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Echinobotryum''
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Enterocarpus''
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Graphium''
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Kernia''
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Lophotrichus''
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Microascus''
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Parascedosporium''
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Petriella''
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Pithoascus''
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Pseudallescheria
''Pseudallescheria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae
The Microascaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. The family was published by David Malloch in 1970, an emended description b ...
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Rhexographium''
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Scedosporium
''Scedosporium'' is a genus (biology), genus of fungi in the family Microascaceae.
The genus shed the alternative name ''Pseudallescheria'' as the "One Fungus, One Name" principle overtook the previous dual naming system, which had a distinct na ...
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Scopulariopsis
''Scopulariopsis'' is a genus of teleomorph, anamorph and holomorph, anamorphic fungi that are saprobic and pathogenic to animals. The widespread genus contains 22 species. ''Scopulariopsis'' belongs to the group Hyphomycetes. These species are c ...
'' - anamorph
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Trichurus''
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Wardomyces''
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Wardomycopsis''
References
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Ascomycota families
Microascales
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