Chaetothyriales
The Chaetothyriales are an order of ascomycetous fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes and within the subclass Chaetothyriomycetidae. The order was circumscribed in 1987 by mycologist Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow.
Families and genera
, Species Fungorum includes 9 families, 97 genera, and 691 species in the Chaetothyriales. The following list shows the families, genera, and number of species in the Chaetothyriales, adapted from a recent taxonomic and nomenclatural review of the order.- Chaetothyriaceae
- Coccodiniaceae
- Cyphellophoraceae
- Epibryaceae
- Herpotrichiellaceae
- Lyrommataceae
- Microtheliopsidaceae
- Paracladophialophoraceae
- Pyrenotrichaceae
- Trichomeriaceae
Genera incertae sedis
Several genera have been included in the Chaetothyriales although their familial placement is unknown. These include:- Lichenodiplis – 13 spp.
- Lichenodiplisiella – 1 sp.
- Melnikomyces – 1 sp.
- Minutoexcipula – 7 spp.
- Muellerella – 14 spp.
- Pleostigma – 9 spp.
- Sarcinomyces – 5 spp.
- Uncispora – 3 spp.