Hypocreales


The Hypocreales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes.
In 2008, it was estimated that it contained some 237 genera, and 2647 species in seven families. Since then, a considerable number of further taxa have been identified, including an additional family, the Stachybotryaceae.
Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added more families and genera to the order. According to the Catalog of Life, as of 2021 the Hypocreales contains 6 families, 137 genera, and 1411 species. Hyde et al. listed 14 families under Hypocreales, while, Wijayawardene et al. accepted 15 families in the order, where Cylindriaceae was additionally added. Earlier, Hyde et al. had placed Cylindriaceae in class Xylariomycetidae. Samarakoon et al. agreed. Hence, Cylindriaceae should have been excluded from Hypocreales and placed in Xylariomycetidae. Xiao et al. recently introduced a new family Polycephalomycetaceae to Hypocreales.

Description

Species of Hypocreales are usually recognized by their brightly colored, perithecial ascomata, or spore-producing structures. These are often yellow, orange or red.

Families

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  • Bionectriaceae
  • Calcarisporiaceae
  • Clavicipitaceae
  • Cocoonihabitaceae
  • Cordycipitaceae
  • Flammocladiellaceae
  • Hypocreaceae
  • Myrotheciomycetaceae
  • Nectriaceae
  • Niessliaceae
  • Ophiocordycipitaceae
  • Polycephalomycetaceae
  • Sarocladiaceae
  • Stachybotryaceae
  • Tilachlidiaceae
Former families:
  • Cylindriaceae removed to Xylariomycetidae per Hyde et al. and Samarakoon et al.

    Genera ''incertae sedis''

According to a 2020 review of fungal classification, the following genera within the Hypocreales have an uncertain taxonomic placement, and have not been assigned to any family:
  • Acremoniopsis – 1 sp.
  • Andreaeana - 1 sp.
  • Bulbithecium – 1 sp.
  • Cephalosporiopsis – 10 spp.
  • Chondronectria – 1 sp.
  • Cylindronectria – 1 sp.
  • Diploospora – ca. 7 spp.
  • †Entropezites – 1 sp.
  • Gynonectria – 1 sp.
  • Hapsidospora – 2 spp.
  • Haptospora – 3 spp.
  • Illosporiopsis – 1 sp.
  • Illosporium – 17 spp.
  • Leptobarya – 2 spp.
  • Metadothella – 1 sp.
  • Munkia – 4 spp.
  • †Mycetophagites – 1 sp.
  • Neomunkia – 1 sp.
  • Peloronectria – 3 spp.
  • Pseudoacremonium – 1 sp.
  • Pseudomeliola – 10 spp.
  • Rodentomyces – 1 sp.
  • Roselliniella – 19 spp.
  • Saksenamyces – 1 sp.
  • Sedecimiella – 1 sp.
  • Sorosporella - 2spp.
  • Stanjemonium – 4 spp.
  • Stilbella – 61 spp.
  • Ticonectria – 3 spp.
  • Tilakidium – 1 sp.
Genera formerly included: