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Chaetosphaeriaceae

The Chaetosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. The family was circumscribed by Martina Réblová, Margaret Elizabeth Barr Bigelow, and Gary Samuels in 1999. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are found in both temperate and tropical climates. Fossils of the Chaetosphaeriaceae are known from the Carboniferous, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene and more recent sediments.

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Chaetosphaeriaceae
Catenularia cubensis
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Chaetosphaeriales
Family: Chaetosphaeriaceae
Réblová, M.E.Barr & Samuels (1999)
Type genus
Chaetosphaeria
Tul. & C.Tul. (1863)

The Chaetosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes.1 The family was circumscribed by Martina Réblová, Margaret Elizabeth Barr Bigelow, and Gary Samuels in 1999.2 Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are found in both temperate and tropical climates.3 Fossils of the Chaetosphaeriaceae are known from the Carboniferous, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene and more recent sediments.4

Genera

As accepted by GBIF;5

  • Adautomilanezia Gusmão, S.S.Silva, Fiuza, L.A.Costa & T.A.B.Santos (2)
  • Anaexserticlava T.S.Santa Izabel, R.F.Castañeda & Gusmão (1)
  • Aposphaeriella (1)
  • Ascochalara Réblová (1)
  • Calvolachnella Marinc., T.A.Duong & M.J.Wingf., 2016 (2)
  • Catenularia Grove, 1886 (16)
  • Chaetolentomita (1)
  • Chaetosphaeria Tul. & C.Tul., 1863 (184)
  • Chloridium Link (45)
  • Cirrhomyces (1)
  • Codinaea Maire (21)
  • Conicomyces R.C.Sinclair, Eicker & Morgan-Jones, 1983 (5)
  • Craspedodidymum Holubová-Jechová, 1972 (14)
  • Cylindrotrichum Bonord. (28)
  • Dendrophoma Sacc. (9)
  • Dictyochaeta Speg., 1923 (87)
  • Dictyochaetopsis Aramb. & Cabello (13)
  • Didymopsamma (1)
  • Eucalyptostroma Crous & M.J.Wingf., 2016 (4)
  • Fuscocatenula Réblová & A.N.Mill., 2021 (2)
  • Gonytrichum Nees & T.Nees (4)
  • Hemicorynespora M.B.Ellis, 1972 (13)
  • Infundibulomyces N.Plaingam, S.Somrithipol & E.B.G.Jones, 2003 (6)
  • Kylindria DiCosmo et al. (13)
  • Lecythothecium Réblová & Winka (1)
  • Lentomita Niessl (11)
  • Melanochaeta E.Müll., Harr & Sulmont, 1969 (4)
  • Melanopsammina (1)
  • Menispora Pers. (24)
  • Menisporopascus Matsushima, 2003 (1)
  • Menisporopsis S.Hughes (14)
  • Mesobotrys (1)
  • Miyoshiella Kawam. (2)
  • Montemartinia (1)
  • Morrisiella (1)
  • Nawawia L.Marvanová, 1980 (8)
  • Neopseudolachnella A.Hashim. & Kaz.Tanaka, 2015 (5)
  • Paliphora Sivan. & B.Sutton (8)
  • Paragaeumannomyces Matsushima, 2003 (14)
  • Phaeostalagmus W.Gams (8)
  • Phialogeniculata Matsushima, 1971 (4)
  • Phialolunulospora Z.F.Yu & R.F.Castaneda, 2020 (1)
  • Pseudodinemasporium A.Hashim. & Kaz.Tanaka, 2015 (2)
  • Pseudolachnea Ranoj. (8)
  • Pseudolachnella Teng, 1936 (26)
  • Pyrigemmula D.Magyar & R.Shoemaker, 2010 (4)
  • Sporoschisma Berk. & Broome (28)
  • Stanjehughesia Subram. (17)
  • Striatosphaeria (3)
  • Tainosphaeria F.A.Fernández & Huhndorf, 2005 (9)
  • Thozetella Kuntze (40)
  • Thozetellopsis Agnihothr. 1958 (1)
  • Trichocollonema (1)
  • Uncigera P.A.Saccardo, 1885 (1)
  • Verhulstia (1)
  • Zanclospora S.Hughes & W.B.Kendr. (11)
  • Zignoella Saccardo, 1878 (79)

Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.5

Former genera Australiasca now within Australiascaceae family and Porosphaerella now within Cordanaceae family.

References

References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. Réblová M, Barr ME, Samuels GJ (1999). "Chaetosphaeriaceae, a new family for Chaetosphaeria and its relatives". Sydowia. 51: 49–70.
  3. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. pp. 65–66. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  4. Pound, Matthew J.; O’Keefe, Jennifer M. K.; Nuñez Otaño, Noelia B.; Riding, James B. (5 December 2018). "Three new Miocene fungal palynomorphs from the Brassington Formation, Derbyshire, UK" (PDF). Palynology. 43 (4): 596–607. doi:10.1080/01916122.2018.1473300. S2CID 134737967.
  5. "Chaetosphaeriaceae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.