Fungalpedia – Note 785, Hypoxylaceae

 

Hypoxylaceae. DC.

Citation when using this data: Karimi O et al. 2025 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Chaetosphaeriaceae, Chaetosphaeriales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

The family Hypoxylaceae was formally validated by Wendt et al. (2018) within the Xylariales based on multi-locus phylogenetic analyses, morphological characteristics, and chemotaxonomy. Currently, 18 accepted genera are included in this family: Annulohypoxylon, Chlorostroma, Daldinia, Durotheca, Entonaema, Hypomontagnella, Hypoxylon, Jackrogersella, Parahypoxylon, Phylacia, Pyrenomyxa, Pyrenopolyporus, Rhopalostroma, Rostrohypoxylon, Ruwenzoria, Theissenia, and Thuemenella (Hyde et al. 2024). Members of Hypoxylaceae are primarily saprobic on plant material, while many species also function as endophytes, and some are associated with insect vectors (Wendt et al. 2018).

Type genus: Hypoxylon Bull., Hist. Champ. Fr. (Paris) 1(1): 168 (1791)

 

References

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

Wendt L, Sir EB, Kuhnert E, Heitkämper S et al. 2018 – Resurrection and emendation of the Hypoxylaceae, recognized from a multigene phylogeny of the Xylariales. Mycological Progress 17, 115–154.

 

Entry by

Omid Karimi, State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 550004, China, 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 28 July 2025

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