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Capnodiaceae

The Capnodiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Dothideomycetes. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are especially prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas, as well as temperate rainforests.

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Capnodiaceae
Scorias spongiosa in Strouds Run State Park, Athens, Ohio, USA
Scorias spongiosa in Strouds Run State Park, Athens, Ohio
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Capnodiaceae
(Sacc.) Höhn. ex Theiss.
Type genus
Capnodium
Genera

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The Capnodiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Dothideomycetes. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are especially prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas, as well as temperate rainforests.1

Genera

The following genera are included in the placement in Capnodiaceae (with amount of species);2

  • Capnodium Mont.34 (83)
  • Chaetocapnodium Hongsanan & K.D. Hyde3 (1)
  • Conidiocarpus Woron.3 (includes Phragmocapnias Theiss. & Syd.) (ca. 10)
  • Fumiglobus D.R. Reynolds & G.S. Gilbert3 (10)
  • Leptoxyphium Speg., 191853(19)
  • Limaciniaseta D.R. Reynolds (1)
  • Readerielliopsis Crous & Decock3 (2)
  • Scoriadopsis Mend.4 (1)
  • Scorias Fr.34 (11)
References

References

  1. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  2. Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453 [160]. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
  3. "Capnodiaceae". NCBI taxonomy. Bethesda, MD: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  5. Spegazzini, C. 1918. Notas micológicas. Physis Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales. 4(17):281-295