Xylariaceae

Fungi

111 genera · 1430 species in the Library

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The Xylariaceae are a family of mostly small ascomycetous fungi. It is one of the most commonly encountered groups of ascomycetes and is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world. They are typically found on wood, seeds, fruits, or plant leaves, some even associated with insect nests. Most decay wood and many are plant pathogens.

Summary from Wikipedia

Xylaria

398 species

Rosellinia

216 species

Anthostomella

198 species

Nemania

73 species

Hypocopra

39 species

Kretzschmaria

37 species

Podosordaria

33 species

Ascotricha

28 species

Plectosphaera

28 species

Dematophora

27 species

Astrocystis

25 species

Sphaeria

23 species

Xylosphaera

21 species

Stilbohypoxylon

19 species

Hansfordia

14 species

Circinotrichum

13 species

Paranthostomella

11 species

Poronia

11 species

Helicogermslita

9 species

Penzigia

9 species

Jumillera

8 species

Albicollum

7 species

Collodiscula

7 species

Dicyma

7 species

Durotheca

7 species

Amphirosellinia

6 species

Anthostomelloides

5 species

Halorosellinia

5 species

Pseudoanthostomella

5 species

Wawelia

5 species

Ceratocladium

4 species

Coniolariella

4 species

Leptomassaria

4 species

Linosporopsis

4 species

Neoanthostomella

4 species

Nipicola

4 species

Palmicola

4 species

Sarcoxylon

4 species

Spirodecospora

4 species

Entoleuca

3 species

Leprieuria

3 species

Neoxylaria

3 species

Nigropunctata

3 species

Pertusius

3 species

Subramaniomyces

3 species

Virgaria

3 species

Whalleya

3 species

Brunneiperidium

2 species

Cladosporium

2 species

Coprolepa

2 species

Digitodochium

2 species

Engleromyces

2 species

Euepixylon

2 species

Lanceispora

2 species

Lasiobertia

2 species

Occultitheca

2 species

Pandanicola

2 species

Stromatoneurospora

2 species

Xylocladium

2 species

Abieticola

1 species

Adomia

1 species

Alloanthostomella

1 species

Appendixia

1 species

Ascotrichella

1 species

Basidiobotrys

1 species

Biporispora

1 species

Calceomyces

1 species

Camporesia

1 species

Cannonia

1 species

Catenuliconidia

1 species

Cryptostroma

1 species

Cyanopulvis

1 species

Dephilippia

1 species

Diamantinia

1 species

Entalbostroma

1 species

Fassia

1 species

Geniculosporium

1 species

Gigantospora

1 species

Guestia

1 species

Hypocreodendron

1 species

Kretzschmariella

1 species

Lindquistia

1 species

Linteromyces

1 species

Lunatiannulus

1 species

Muscodor

1 species

Nummauxia

1 species

Oligostoma

1 species

Ophiorosellinia

1 species

Padixonia

1 species

Paramphisphaeria

1 species

Paucithecium

1 species

Pidoplitchkoviella

1 species

Polyancora

1 species

Pulmosphaeria

1 species

Pulveria

1 species

Pyriformiascoma

1 species

Rhizomaticola

1 species

Rhytidhysteriumites

1 species

Sabalicola

1 species

Sclerodermatopsis

1 species

Spiririma

1 species

Sporidesmina

1 species

Squamotubera

1 species

Steganopycnis

1 species

Striatodecospora

1 species

Triplicaria

1 species

Ustulina

1 species

Vrikshopama

1 species

Xylocrea

1 species

Xylotumulus

1 species

Yuea

1 species