Fungalpedia – Note 1911, Microdochiaceae
Microdochiaceae Hern.-Restr., Crous & J.Z. Groenew.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.
Classification: Xylariales, Xylariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Saprobic, endophytic or pathogenic on leaves, seeds and soil. Sexual morph: Stromata present or absent. Ascomata perithecial. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical, oblong, clavate, with a J+, funnel-shaped, apical ring. Ascospores biseriate or uniseriate, hyaline to pale brown, fusoid, ellipsoid or oblong. Asexual morph: Coelomycetous. Conidiomata if present, sporodochial. Conidiophores solitary or aggregated, mono- or biverticillate. Conidiogenous cells solitary or in whorls, polyblastic, sympodial, denticulate, cylindrical often ampulliform, lageniform with elongated necks and minute annellides from percurrent proliferations, hyaline to pale brown. Conidia hyaline, lunate, oblong, fusiform or cylindrical, straight or curved, flattened at base. Chlamydospores if present, brown (adapted from Hernández-Restrepo et al. 2016b).
Notes: Microdochiaceae was introduced by Hernández-Restrepo et al. (2016b) to accommodate the genera Microdochium, Idriella and Selenodriella based on LSU sequence data. In the phylogenetic analysis, the type of Microdochium (= Monographella) formed a distinct clade in Xylariales. Species belonging to Microdochiaceae are characterized by monographella-like sexual morphs and asexual morphs with polyblastic, sympodial or annellidic conidiogenous cells, and hyaline conidia without appendages (Hernández-Restrepo et al. 2016b). Combined multi-gene and divergence estimates have revealed that the family diverged around 79 MYA (Hyde et al. 2017a).
Type species: Microdochium Syd. & P. Syd.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Microdochiaceae.
References
Entry by
Kevin David Hyde, Institute of Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, P.R. China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Mushroom Research Foundation, 128 M.3 Ban Pa Deng T. Pa Pae, A. Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai 50150, Thailand, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, World Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China
Published online 5 March 2026