Chaetosphaeriales

The Chaetosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes. The family was circumscribed by Martina Réblová, Margaret Elizabeth Barr Bigelow, and Gary Samuels in 1999. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution, and are found in both temperate and tropical climates. Fossils of the Chaetosphaeriaceae are known from the Carboniferous, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene and more recent sediments.

The Helminthosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. Species in this family are saprobic, often growing on rotten wood or on the fruit bodies of old mushrooms. They are distributed in temperate areas.

The Chaetosphaeriales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes.

thumb | right | Chaetosphaeria phaeostromoides Chaetosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Chaetosphaeriaceae.

Echinosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Helminthosphaeriaceae.

Helminthosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Helminthosphaeriaceae (Ascomycota).

Ascochalara is a genus of fungi within the Chaetosphaeriaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Ascochalara gabretae.

Striatosphaeria is a genus of fungi within the Chaetosphaeriaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Striatosphaeria codinaeaphora.

Zignoëlla is a genus of fungi within the Chaetosphaeriaceae family.

Tainosphaeria is a genus of fungi within the Chaetosphaeriaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Tainosphaeria crassiparies.

Sporoschisma is a genus of fungi within the Chaetosphaeriaceae family.

species of fungus