The ''Pyrenulales'' are an
order
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of
ascomycetous
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The de ...
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 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 ...
and within the
subphylum
In zoological nomenclature, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank below the rank of phylum.
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Pezizomycotina
Pezizomycotina make up most of the Ascomycota fungi and include most lichenized fungi too. Pezizomycotina contains the filamentous ascomycetes and is a subdivision of the Ascomycota (fungi that form their spores in a sac-like ''ascus''). It is mo ...
.
Taxonomy
As of 2022 the order contains one family, 14 genera and around 296 species.
*Order Pyrenulales
**Family
Pyrenulaceae
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Anthracothecium'' – 5 species
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Blastodesmia'' – 1 species
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Clypeopyrenis'' – 2 species
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Distopyrenis'' – 8 species
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Granulopyrenis'' – 6 species
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Lithothelium'' – 28 species
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Mazaediothecium'' – 4 species
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Pyrenographa'' – 1 species
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Pyrenowilmsia'' – 1 species
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Pyrenula'' (=''
Heufleridium'' ; =''
Stromatothelium'' ) –
circa
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225 species
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Pyrgillus'' – 8 species
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Sulcopyrenula'' – 5 species
**Pyrenulales
incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...
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Rhaphidicyrtis'' – 1 species
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Xenus'' – 1 species
References
Pyrenulales
Ascomycota orders
Lichen orders
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