Pyrenulales

The Pyrenulales are an order of ascomycetous fungi within the class Eurotiomycetes and within the subphylum Pezizomycotina.

Pyrenulales
Herbarium specimen of Pyrenula pseudobufonia, a member of the Pyrenulales.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Subclass:	Chaetothyriomycetidae
Order:	Pyrenulales Fink ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. (1986)
Families
Monoblastiaceae (placement uncertain) Pyrenulaceae Requienellaceae

Taxonomy

As of 2022 the order contains one family, 14 genera and around 296 species.^[1]

• Order Pyrenulales Fink ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss.
  • Family Pyrenulaceae Rabenh.
    • Anthracothecium Hampe ex A. Massal. – 5 species
    • Blastodesmia A. Massal. – 1 species
    • Clypeopyrenis Aptroot – 2 species
    • Distopyrenis Aptroot – 8 species
    • Granulopyrenis Aptroot – 6 species
    • Lithothelium Müll. Arg. – 28 species
    • Mazaediothecium Aptroot – 4 species
    • Pyrenographa Aptroot – 1 species
    • Pyrenowilmsia R.C. Harris & Aptroot – 1 species
    • Pyrenula Ach. (=Heufleridium Müll. Arg.; =Stromatothelium Trevis.) – circa 225 species
    • Pyrgillus Nyl. – 8 species
    • Sulcopyrenula H. Harada – 5 species
  • Pyrenulales incertae sedis
    • Rhaphidicyrtis Vain. – 1 species
    • Xenus Kohlm. & Volkm.-Kohlm. – 1 species