The Xylariales are an order 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 ...

within 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 habi ...

(also known as

Pyrenomycetes 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 habi ...

), subdivision

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 m ...

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Ascomycota. It is the only order of the subclass Xylariomycetidae. Xylariales was circumscribed in 1932 by Swedish mycologist John Axel Nannfeldt, and Xylariomycetidae by Ove Erik Eriksson and Katarina Winka in 1997. Type: ''

Xylaria ''Xylaria'' is a genus of ascomycetous fungi commonly found growing on dead wood. The name comes from the Greek ''xýlon'' meaning ''wood'' (see xylem). Two of the common species of the genus are ''Xylaria hypoxylon'' and '' Xylaria polymorp ...

Families

Amphisphaeriaceae The ''Amphisphaeriaceae'' are a family of fungi that is mainly found in parts of New Zealand, South America, Asia and parts of Europe. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, there are 41 genera placed within the family, although the positio ...

* Barrmaeliaceae * Castanediellaceae * Clypeosphaeriaceae * Diatrypaceae * Graphostromataceae * Hypoxylaceae * Hyponectriaceae * Lopadostomataceae * Microdochiaceae * Myelospermataceae * Polystigmataceae * Requienellaceae * Xylariaceae * Zygosporiaceae Genera

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, uncertain ...

: *'' Adomia'' *'' Diamantinia'' *'' Lasiobertia'' *'' Palmicola'' *'' Pulmosphaeria'' *'' Yuea''

References

Ascomycota orders Lichen orders Taxa named by John Axel Nannfeldt Taxa described in 1932 {{Xylariales-stub