Xylariales

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Xylaria is a genus of ascomycetous fungi commonly found growing on dead wood. The name comes from the Greek xýlon meaning wood (see xylem).

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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.

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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.

Hypoxylon is a genus of ascomycetes commonly found on dead wood, and usually one of the earliest species to colonise dead wood. A common European species is Hypoxylon fragiforme which is particularly common on dead trunks of beech.

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Daldinia is a genus of fungi in the family Hypoxylaceae.

Rosellinia is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae consisting of over 90 species. Several of the species in this genus are plant pathogens. Fossils of Rosellinia have been found in 12 million year old rocks from central England.

The Diatrypaceae are a family of fungi in the order Xylariales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family has 13 genera and 229 species.

Diatrype is a genus of carbonaceous pyrenomycetes in the family Diatrypaceae. The widespread genus contains 59 species, including Diatrype virescens.

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Nemania is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. The widespread genus contains 44 species. The anamorph form of Nemania species have historically been placed in the genus Geniculosporium.

Diatrypella is a genus of fungi in the family Diatrypaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 33 species.

Biscogniauxia is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. Subtaxa include Biscogniauxia capnodes var. capnodes, Biscogniauxia marginata and Biscogniauxia nummularia, which are plant pathogens. The genus was circumscribed by Otto Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2 on page 398 in 1891.

The Amphisphaeriaceae are a family of fungi that is mainly found in parts of New Zealand, South America, Asia and parts of Europe. According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, there were 41 genera placed within the family, although the position of 13 of those genera is uncertain. The 2020 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa severely reduced the family to 4 members.

Kretzschmaria is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. The genus, circumscribed by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1849, contains about 30 species that collectively have a widespread distribution. Fossils of Kretzschmaria have been found in the 12 million year old rocks from central England.

Annulohypoxylon, sometimes called cramp balls, is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. The 27 species in the genus have a collectively widespread distribution.

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Eutypa is a genus of fungi in the family Diatrypaceae. The widespread genus was estimated to contain 32 species in 2008, and then 68 by 2023. Anamorphic forms include the genera Libertella and Cytosporina. The genus was circumscribed in 1863 by the French mycologists and brothers Louis and Charles Tulasne.

Anthostomella is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. The ascomata are simple and contain only a single perithecium.

Ascotricha is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain.

Cryptosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Diatrypaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate regions, and contains eight species.

Amphisphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Amphisphaeriaceae.

Anthostoma is a genus of fungi in the family Diatrypaceae.

Clypeosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Clypeosphaeriaceae.

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Aquasphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Clypeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Aquasphaeria dimorphospora.

Helicogermslita is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. Fossils have been found in rocks 12 million year old sediments from central England.

Entoleuca is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae.

Eutypella is a genus of fungi in the family Diatrypaceae.

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Whalleya is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae.

Hypocopra is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae.

Physalospora is a genus of fungi in the family Hyponectriaceae. The genus is estimated to contain about 36 species that grow on dead leaves. Often confused with Botryosphaeria, Physalospora is probably polyphyletic.

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The Graphostromataceae are a family of fungi in the order Xylariales. This was a monotypic family, containing the single genus Graphostroma, which in turn contains the single species Graphostroma platystoma.

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Engleromyces is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. The genus contains two species, the type Engleromyces goetzei (found in Africa and Asia) and E. sinensis (found in China), described as new in 2010. The genus was circumscribed in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.28 on page 327 in 1900 by German mycologist Paul Christoph Hennings.

The Clypeosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Xylariales.

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Thamnomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. First described by German botanist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1820, as of 2008, the genus contains four or five species.

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Astrocystis is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae.

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Quaternaria is a genus of fungi in the family Diatrypaceae.

Theissenia is a genus of fungi in the family Graphostromataceae.

Halorosellinia is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Halorosellinia oceanica.

Peroneutypa is a genus of fungi in the family Diatrypaceae.

The Requienellaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi in the order Xylariales. Members of the family occur on bark, wood, and sometimes lichens. The family was originally proposed for fungi thought to be allied with the Pyrenulales, but molecular phylogenetic studies later showed that its type genus, Requienella, belongs in Xylariales.

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Barrmaelia is a genus of fungi in the family Xylariaceae. It was named after mycologist Margaret E. Barr.