The Eurotiales are an order of

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, also known as the green and blue

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s. It was

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in 1980.

Classification

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Penicillium ''Penicillium'' () is a genus of ascomycetous fungi that is part of the mycobiome of many species and is of major importance in the natural environment, in food spoilage, and in food and drug production. Some members of the genus produce pe ...

'' – 467 species **'' Phialomyces'' – 5 species **'' Pseudohamigera'' – 1 species **'' Pseudopenicillium'' – 3 species **'' Sclerocleista'' – 2 species **'' Xerochrysium'' – 2 species **''

Xeromyces ''Xeromyces'' is a monotypic genus of fungus in the family Monascaceae. Its only species, ''Xeromyces bisporus'', was first described by L.R. Fraser in 1954. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. It is a xerophile, being able to ...

'' – 1 species *Family

Elaphomycetaceae The Elaphomycetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds. It was circumscribed in 1980. Classification Currently the order Eurotiales contains 5 fam ...

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Elaphomyces ''Elaphomyces'' (‘deer truffles’) is a genus of hypogeous fungi in the family Elaphomycetaceae. The widespread genus contains 25 truffle-like species. ''Elaphomyces'' is one of the most important ectomycorrhizal fungal genera in temperate an ...

'' – 101 species **''

Pseudotulostoma ''Pseudotulostoma'' is a genus 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 ar ...

'' – 2 species *Family Penicillaginaceae **'' Penicillago'' – 4 species *Family Thermoascaceae **''

Paecilomyces ''Paecilomyces'' is a genus of fungi. A number of species in this genus are plant pathogens. Several of the entomopathogenic species, such as "'' Paecilomyces fumosoroseus''" have now been placed in the genus ''Isaria'': in the order Hypocreale ...

'' – 10 species **''

Thermoascus ''Thermoascus'' is a genus of soil fungi in the family Trichocomaceae. Species in the genus are characterized by the production of heat-resistant ascospores. ''Thermoascus'' was circumscribed by German botanist Hugo Miehe in 1907. The type spe ...

'' – 5 species *Family

Trichocomaceae The Trichocomaceae are a family of fungi in the order Eurotiales. Taxa are saprobes with aggressive colonization strategies, adaptable to extreme environmental conditions. Family members are cosmopolitan in distribution, ubiquitous in soil, and ...

**'' Acidotalaromyces'' – 1 species **'' Ascospirella'' – 1 species **'' Dendrosphaera'' – 1 species **'' Evansstolkia'' – 1 species **'' Rasamsonia'' – 11 species **'' Sagenomella'' – 8 species **''

Talaromyces ''Talaromyces'' is a genus of fungi in the family Trichocomaceae. Described in 1955 by American mycologist Chester Ray Benjamin, species in the genus form soft, cottony fruit bodies (ascocarps) with cell walls made of tightly interwoven hyphae. ...

'' – 149 species **'' Thermomyces'' – 6 species **'' Trichocoma'' – 2 species

References

Ascomycota orders {{Eurotiomycetes-stub