Fungalpedia – Note 2530, Dyfrolomycetales
Dyfrolomycetales. K.L. ang, K.D. Hyde & E.B.G. Jones.
Citation when using this data: Boonmee S et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia.
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Classification: Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes: Dyfrolomycetales was introduced by Pang et al. (2013) based on the collection of marine fungi Dyfrolomyces tiomanensis from Tioman Island, Malaysia. Only the single family Pleurotremataceae was accepted in this order with three associated genera Dyfrolomyces, Melomastia and Pleurotrema. The latest treatment of the order follows Hongsanan et al. (2020b).
Type family: Dyfrolomycetaceae K.D. Hyde, K.L. Pang, Alias, Suetrong & E.B.G. Jones 2013.
References
Hongsanan S, Hyde KD, Phookamsak R, Wanasinghe DN, McKenzie EHC, Sarma VV, Lücking R, Boonmee S, Bhat DJ, Liu NG, Tennakoon DS, Pem D, Karunarathna A, Jiang SH, Jones EBG, Phillips AJL, Manawasinghe IS, Tibpromma S, Jayasiri SC, Sandamali DS, Jayawardena RS, Wijayawardene NN, Ekanayaka AH, Jeewon R, Lu YZ, Phukhamsakda C, Dissanayake AJ, Zeng XY, Luo ZL, Tian Q, Thambugala KM, Dai DQ, Samarakoon MC, Chethana KWT, Ertz D, Doilom M, Liu JK, Pérez-Ortega S, Suija A, Senwanna C, Wijesinghe SN, Niranjan M, Zhang SN, Ariyawansa HA, Jiang HB, Zhang JF, Norphanphoun C, de Silva NI, Thiyagaraja V, Zhang H, Bezerra JDP, Miranda-González R, Aptroot A, Kashiwadani H, Harishchandra D, Sérusiaux E, Abeywickrama PD, Bao DF, Devadatha B, Wu HX, Moon KH, Gueidan C, Schumm F, Bundhun D, Mapook A, Monkai J, Bhunjun CS, Chomnunti P, Suetrong S, Chaiwan N, Dayarathne MC, Yang J, Rathnayaka AR, Xu JC, Zheng JS, Liu G, Feng Y, Xie N 2020b – Refined families of Dothideomycetes: orders and families incertae sedis. Fungal Divers 105:17–318.
Pang KL, Hyde KD, Alias SA, Suetrong S, Jones EBG 2013 – Dyfrolomycetaceae, a new family in the Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota. Cryptog Mycol 34:223–232.
Entry by
Saranyaphat Boonmee, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
Published online 6 June 2026
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