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 fr ...
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
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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 lichenized class, with more tha ...
.
[ A recent (2012) ]molecular
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analysis of specimens collected from northern Thailand revealed three new species in the family (''Ceramothyrium thailandicum
''Ceramothyrium'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
...
'', '' Chaetothyrium brischofiacola'' and ''Phaeosaccardinula ficus
''Phaeosaccardinula'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
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Genera
* ''Actinocymbe
''Actinocymbe'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
A molecule is ...
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* ''Ainsworthia
''Ainsworthia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Chaves Batista and Raffaele Ciferri in Sydowia Beih. vol.3 on page 4 in 1962.
The genus name of ''Ainsworthia'' is in honour of Geoff ...
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* '' Almeidaea''
* ''Ceramothyrium
''Ceramothyrium'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
A ...
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* ''Chaetothyrium
''Chaetothyrium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
A molecule i ...
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* '' Chaetothyriomyces''[
* '']Euceramia
''Euceramia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
References
External links
*Euceramia' at Index Fungorum
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* ''Microcallis
''Microcallis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
A molecule is ...
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* '' Mycostevensonia'' Phaeosaccardinula
''Phaeosaccardinula'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae
The ''Chaetothyriaceae'' are a family of ascomycetous fungi within the order Chaetothyriales and within the class Eurotiomycetes. A recent (2012) molecular
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* ''Treubiomyces
''Treubiomyces'' is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetothyriaceae.
The genus was circumscribed by Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel in Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl., Abt. 1, 118: 1180 in 1909.
The genus name of ''Treub ...
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* '' Yatesula''
References
Eurotiomycetes
Ascomycota families
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