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Microascaceae
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The Microascaceae are a family of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae.[1] The family was published by David Malloch in 1970, an emended description based on Everet Stanley Luttrell's original 1951 publication.[2] Family was updated in 2020.[3]

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Description

Microascaceae species have spherical to irregularly shaped, darkly colored fruit bodies. They are usually hairy and rarely smooth. The smooth spores are reddish brown to copper colored, one-celled, and have a germ pore at one or both ends. Asci can occur singly or in chains.[2]

Genera

As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with number of species);[3]

  • Acaulium Sopp (4)
  • Brachyconidiellopsis Decock, R.F. Castañeda & Adhikari (1)
  • Canariomyces Arx (3)
  • Cephalotrichum Link (37) - anamorph
  • Doratomyces Corda (3)
  • Echinobotryum Corda (2)
  • Enterocarpus Locq.-Lin. (2)
  • Fairmania Sacc. (1)
  • Gamsia M. Morelet (5)
  • Kernia Nieuwl. (14)
  • Lomentospora Hennebert & B.G. Desai (1)
  • Lophotrichus R.K. Benj. (8)
  • Microascus Zukal (60)
  • Parascedosporium Gilgado, Gené, Cano & Guarro (2)
  • Petriella Curzi (8)
  • Pseudallescheria Negroni & I. Fisch. (8)
  • Pseudoscopulariopsis Sand.-Den., Gené & Guarro (2)
  • Rhinocladium Sacc. & Marchal (11)
  • Scedosporium Sacc. ex Castell. & Chalm. (12)
  • Scopulariopsis Bainier (87) - anamorph
  • Wardomyces F.T. Brooks & Hansf. (11)
  • Wardomycopsis Udagawa & Furuya (5)
  • Yunnania H.Z. Kong (3)
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References

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