Fungalpedia – Note 2997, Myrmecridiales

 

Myrmecridiales Crous.

Citation when using this data: Jing Yang et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia. 

Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

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

Notes: Myrmecridiales was introduced by Crous et al. (2015a) to accommodate Myrmecridium species. The order comprises a single family Myrmecridiaceae with two genera Myrmecridium and Neomyrmecridium (Hyde et al. 2020b).

Type family: Myrmecridiaceae Crous.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Myrmecridiales.

 

References

Crous PW, Wingfield MJ, Guarro J, Hernández-Restrepo M et al. 2015a – Fungal Planet description sheets: 320–370. Persoonia 34:167–266.

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.

 

Entry by

Jing Yang, School of Life Science and Technology, Center for Informational Biology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, People’s Republic of China, School of Science, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, People’s Republic of China.

 

Published online 20 August 2026

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