Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota), consisting of 28 orders, 90 families, 1344 genera. Sordariomycetes is from the Latin sordes (filth) because some species grow in animal feces, though growth habits vary widely across the class.
36 branches of this class, most-observed first
Xylariomycetidae
subclassXylariomycetidae
Hypocreomycetidae
subclassHypocreomycetidae
Diaporthomycetidae
subclassDiaporthomycetidae
Sordariomycetidae
subclassSordariomycetidae
Botryosporium
genusBotryosporium
Xenospadicoidales
orderXenospadicoidales
Savoryellomycetidae
subclassSavoryellomycetidae
Tulipispora
genusTulipispora
Amplistromatales
orderAmplistromatales
Acerbiella
genusAcerbiella
Lulworthiomycetidae
subclassLulworthiomycetidae
Selenosporella
genusSelenosporella
Junewangiaceae
familyJunewangiaceae
Ellisembia
genusEllisembia
Biporispora
genusBiporispora
Vermiculariopsiellales
orderVermiculariopsiellales
Acrodictyaceae
familyAcrodictyaceae
Stanjehughesia
genusStanjehughesia
Pleosphaeria
genusPleosphaeria
Bactrosphaeria
genusBactrosphaeria
Rhynchosphaeria
genusRhynchosphaeria
Saccardoella
genusSaccardoella
Melanographium
genusMelanographium
Zalerion
genusZalerion
Teracosphaeria
genusTeracosphaeria
Neolamya
genusNeolamya
Obryzaceae
familyObryzaceae
Spathulosporales
orderSpathulosporales
Lautosporaceae
familyLautosporaceae
Mangrovispora
genusMangrovispora
Rhizophila
genusRhizophila
Rhamphoriales
orderRhamphoriales
Pararamichloridiales
orderPararamichloridiales
Pleurophragmium
genusPleurophragmium
Ascoyunnania
genusAscoyunnania
Parasympodiellales
orderParasympodiellales
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 53539.