Fungalpedia – Note 2196, Chaetosphaeriales

 

Chaetosphaeriales Huhndorf, A.N. Mill. & F.A. Fernández

Citation when using this data: Afshari N et al. 2025 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Based on LSU sequence data, Chaetosphaeriales, positioned within the Sordariomycetes, was delineated by Huhndorf et al. (2004). This order encompasses six families: Chaetosphaeriaceae, Helminthosphaeriaceae, Leptosporellaceae, Linocarpaceae, Neoleptosporellaceae, and Pseudocapsulosporaceae as supported by subsequent studies (Hongsanan et al. 2017, Konta et al. 2017, Wijayawardene et al. 2022, Hyde et al. 2024a).

Type genus: Chaetosphaeria Tul. & C. Tul.

 

References

Hongsanan S, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hyde KD, Samarakoon MC et al. 2017 – An updated phylogeny of Sordariomycetes based on phylogenetic and molecular clock evidence. Fungal Diversity 84, 25–41.

Huhndorf SM, Miller AN, Fernández FA. 2004 – Molecular systematics of the Sordariales: the order and the family Lasiosphaeriaceae redefined. Mycologia 96, 368–387.

Hyde KD, Noorabadi MT, Thiyagaraja V, He MQ et al. 2024a – The 2024 outline of fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere, 15, 5146–6239.

Konta S, Hongsanan S, Liu JK, Eungwanichayapant PD et al. 2017 – Leptosporella (Leptosporellaceae fam. nov.) and Linocarpon and Neolinocarpon (Linocarpaceae fam. nov.) are accommodated in Chaetosphaeriales. Mycosphere 8, 1943–1974.

Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Dai DQ, Sánchez-García M et al. 2022 – Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa–2021. Mycosphere 13, 53–453.

 

Entry by

Naghmeh Afshari, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Center of Excellence in Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

 

Published online 24 March 2026

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