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Helotiaceae

The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family.

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Helotiaceae
Bisporella citrina
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Helotiaceae
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Type genus
Helotium

The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas.1 There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family.2

A question mark after the genus name means that according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement of that genus in this family is uncertain.3

Genera

A

AllophylariaAmeghiniellaAquadisculaAscocalyxAscoclavulinaAscocoryneAscotremellaAustrocenangium

B

Banksiamyces?BelonioscyphellaBioscyphaBisporellaBryoscyphusBulgariellaBulgariopsis

C

Calloriopsis?CalycellinopsisCapillipesCarneopezizellaCenangiopsisCenangiumCenangiumellaChloroscyphaClaussenomycesCordieritesCrocicreasCrumenellaCrumenulopsisCudoniella

D-E

DencoeliopsisDictyoniaDiscinellaEncoeliopsisEndoscyphaEpisclerotiumErikssonopsis

G

GelatinodiscusGelatinopsis?GloeopezizaGodroniaGodroniopsisGorgonicepsGrahamiellaGremmeniellaGrimmicolaGrovesiaGrovesiella

H-O

HeterosphaeriaHolmiodiscusHymenoscyphus - Hymenotorrendiella4JacobsoniaMetapezizellaMicraspisMicropodia?MniaeciaMollisinopsisMytilodiscusNeobulgariaNeocudoniellaNipterellaOmbrophila

P

Pachydisca?ParencoeliaParorbiliopsisPatinellariaPestalopeziaPhaeangellinaPhaeofabraeaPhaeohelotiumPhysmatomyces?PocillumPoculopsisPolydiscidiumPragmoporaPseudohelotiumPseudopezicula

R-T

RhizocalyxSageriaSeptopezizellaSkyatheaStamnariaStrossmayeriaSymphyosiriniaTatraeaThindiomycesTympanis

U-X

UnguiculariopsisVelutarinaWeinmannioscyphusXeromedullaXylogramma

References

References

  1. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 155–56. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. pp. 309–10. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. 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.
  4. "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 23 November 2022.