Fungalpedia – Note 3061, Coniochaetales

 

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

Citation when using this data: Senanayake IC et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.

Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Dikarya, Fungi.

The order Coniochaetales has been proposed based on Coniochaetaceae (Huhndorf et al. 2004), and except Coniochaetaceae, this order includes Cordanaceae Nann. Cordanaceae was previously classified in the order Cordanales, and it was treated as a synonym of Coniochaetales (Hongsanan et al. 2017).

Type species: Coniochaetaceae Malloch & Cain.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Coniochaetales.

 

References

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

 

Entry by

Indunil C. Senanayake, Innovative Institute for Plant Health/ Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China., Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand., Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688, Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China., University of L’Aquila, Department MeSVA, sect. Environmental Sciences, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito (AQ), Italy.

 

Published online 28 August 2026