Xylariales
The Xylariales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes (also known as Pyrenomycetes), subdivision Pezizomycotina, division Ascomycota. It was the original order of the subclass Xylariomycetidae. Xylariales was circumscribed in 1932 by Swedish mycologist John Axel Nannfeldt, and Xylariomycetidae by Ove Erik Eriksson and Katarina Winka in 1997. As of 2024, the order includes 22 families and 164 genera. Fungi in the Xylariales have an atypical organisation of mating type genes and are prolific producers of secondary metabolites with potential applications in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.
33 branches of this order, most-observed first
Xylariaceae
familyXylariaceae
Hypoxylaceae
familyHypoxylaceae
Diatrypaceae
familyDiatrypaceae
Graphostromataceae
familyGraphostromataceae
Cryptostroma
genusCryptostroma
Lopadostomataceae
familyLopadostomataceae
Polystigmataceae
familyPolystigmataceae
Dinemasporium
genusDinemasporium
Alloanthostomella
genusAlloanthostomella
Zygosporiaceae
familyZygosporiaceae
Vamsapriyaceae
familyVamsapriyaceae
Polyscytalum
genusPolyscytalum
Diploceras
genusDiploceras
Xylariales sp. 'PR02'
speciesXylariales sp. 'PR02'
Barrmaeliaceae
familyBarrmaeliaceae
Microdochiaceae
familyMicrodochiaceae
Circinotrichum
genusCircinotrichum
Anungitea
genusAnungitea
Castanediellaceae
familyCastanediellaceae
Stromatoneurospora
genusStromatoneurospora
Pallidoperidiaceae
familyPallidoperidiaceae
Xylariales sp. 'PR03'
speciesXylariales sp. 'PR03'
Requienellaceae
familyRequienellaceae
Xyladictyochaetaceae
familyXyladictyochaetaceae
Gloeocercospora
genusGloeocercospora
Leiosphaerella
genusLeiosphaerella
Poroleprieuria
genusPoroleprieuria
Myelospermataceae
familyMyelospermataceae
Clypeosphaeriaceae
familyClypeosphaeriaceae
Fasciatisporaceae
familyFasciatisporaceae
Xenoanthostomella
genusXenoanthostomella
Coniolariella
genusConiolariella
Dianjunaceae
familyDianjunaceae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48805.