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Hypocreaceae

The Hypocreaceae are a family within the class Sordariomycetes. Species are recognisable by their brightly coloured perithecial ascomata, typically yellow, orange or red. The family was proposed by Giuseppe De Notaris in 1844. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi, the family has 22 genera and 454 species. In 2020, it was re-analysed and determined to have only 17 genera and about 658 species.

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Hypocreaceae
Hypocreopsis rhododendri on a hazel tree.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Hypocreaceae
De Not. (1844)
Type genus
Hypocrea
Fr. (1825)
Genera

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The Hypocreaceae are a family within the class Sordariomycetes. Species are recognisable by their brightly coloured perithecial ascomata, typically yellow, orange or red. The family was proposed by Giuseppe De Notaris in 1844.1 According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family has 22 genera and 454 species.2 In 2020, it was re-analysed and determined to have only 17 genera and about 658 species.3

Genera (sp.)

As accepted in 2020:3

  • Arachnocrea Z. Moravec. (3)
  • Dialhypocrea Spe (1)
  • Escovopsioides H.C. Evans & J.O. Augustin (1)
  • Escovopsis J.J. Muchovej & Della Lucia (14)
  • Hypocreopsis P. Karst. (14)
  • Hypomyces (Fr.) Tul. & C. Tul. (ca. 150)
  • Illosporiopsis D. Hawksw.
  • Kiflimonium Summerb., J.A. Scott, Guarro & Crous (1)
  • Lichenobarya Etayo, Diederich & Lawrey (1)
  • Mycogone Link (28)
  • Protocrea Petch (6)
  • Rogersonia Samuels & Lodge (1)
  • Sepedonium Link (13)
  • Sphaerostilbella (Henn.) Sacc. & D. Sacc (13)
  • Sporophagomyces K. Põldmaa & Samuels (3)
  • Stephanoma Wallr. (?6)
  • Trichoderma Pers. (400+)
  • Verticimonosporium Matsush. (3)
References

References

  1. "Osservazione su alcuni generi e specie della tribu dei Pirenomiceti sferiacei". Giornale Botanico Italiano (in Italian). 2: 38–55. 1844.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.