Fungalpedia – Note 2956, Monoblastiales

 

Monoblastiales Lücking, M.P. Nelsen & K.D. Hyde.

Citation when using this data: Zhang JF et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia. 

Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Dikarya, Fungi.

Monoblastiales was established as a lichenized fungi group to accommodate Monoblastiaceae within class Dothideomycetes, based on morphological and phylogenetic analysis (Hyde et al. 2013). It is morphologically differentiated from two other lichenized orders Strigulales and Trypetheliales in the net-like physes, euseptate ascospores and macroconidia arranged in a gelatinous matrix (Aptroot et al. 2008; Hyde et al. 2013). Hyde et al. (2020b) introduced family Eriomycetaceae and placed it within Dothideomycetes families incerate sedis based on morphological and phylogenetic analysis, however, this family was synonymized under Monoblastiaceae by Hongsanan et al. (2020b). However, Wijayawardene et al. (2022a) listed Eriomycetaceae as a separate family with a single genus Eriomycetes without providing any reasons. In this study, the family Eriomycetaceae is formally resurrected and accommodated within Monoblastiales based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis.

Type family: Monoblastiaceae Walt. Watson.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Monoblastiales.

 

References

Aptroot A, Lücking R, Sipman HJM, Umaña L, Chaves JL. 2008 – Pyrenocarpous lichens with bitunicate asci: a first assessment of the lichen biodiversity inventory in Costa Rica. Bibl Lichenologica 97:1–162.

Hyde KD, Dong Y, Phookamsak R, Jeewon R et al. 2020b – Fungal Diversity notes 1151–1276: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa. Fungal Divers 100:5–277.

Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu JK, Ariyawansa H et al. 2013 – Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Divers 63:1–313.

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

 

Entry by

Jinfeng Zhang, Guizhou Provincial Institute of Tea, Guiyang 550006, People’s Republic of China, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.

 

Published online 14 August 2026

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