The Hypocreaceae are a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

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 habit ...

. Species of Hypocreaceae are usually recognized by their brightly colored, perithecial

ascomata An ascocarp, or ascoma (), is the fruiting body ( sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are mo ...

, typically yellow, orange or red. The family was proposed by

Giuseppe De Notaris Giuseppe De Notaris (18 April 1805, Milan – 22 January 1877) was an Italian botanist generally known for his work with cryptogams native to Italy. He studied medicine at the University of Pavia, obtaining his medical degree in 1830. Having de ...

in 1844. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the family has 22

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial ...

and 454 species.

Genera

*'' Acrostalagmus'' *'' Aphysiostroma'' *'' Cladobotryum'' *''

Gliocladium ''Gliocladium''Corda (1840) ''Icon. fung. (Prague)'' 4: 30. is an asexual fungal genus in the Hypocreaceae. Certain other species including ''Gliocladium virens'' were recently transferred to the genus ''Trichoderma'' and ''G. roseum'' became ' ...

'' *'' Hypocrea'' *'' Hypocreopsis'' *''

Hypomyces ''Hypomyces'' is a genus of parasitic ascomycete fungi found in Europe, North America, Australia, and parts of China. The genus contains 53 species. Better known species include the lobster mushroom (''Hypomyces lactifluorum'') and the bolete eat ...

'' *'' Mycogone'' *'' Podostroma'' *'' Protocrea'' *'' Rogersonia'' *'' Sarawakus'' *'' Sepedonium'' *'' Sphaerostilbella'' *'' Sporophagomyces'' *'' Stephanoma'' *''

Trichoderma ''Trichoderma'' is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae that is present in all soils, where they are the most prevalent culturable fungi. Many species in this genus can be characterized as opportunistic avirulent plant symbionts. This ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3144255 Ascomycota families Taxa named by Giuseppe De Notaris Taxa described in 1844