Fungalpedia – Note 3060, Pezizales
Pezizales J. Schröt.
Citation when using this data: Senanayake IC et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
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Classification: Pezizomycetidae, Pezizomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Pezizales contains apothecial, cleistothecial or perithecial species and some species with enclosed ascomata occur in underground known as truffles. Most members release ascospores through the apical operculum of the asci excluding the hypogeous taxa. The aseptate ascospores are diversed in shapes, from globose to naviculate with smooth or ornamented walls (Pfister and Healy 2021). Most Pezizales taxa are saprobic on organic materials, mutualistic as mycorrhizae, endophytes, and parasitic on plants (Pfister and Healy 2021). Pezizales contains 23 families (Pfister and Healy 2021). Some members within Pezizales are economically important, such as morels, the bachu mushrooms, and truffles, while some are toxic, such as Gyromitra spp.
Type species: Peziza Dill. ex Fr.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Pezizales.
References
Pfister DH, Healy R. 2021 – Pezizomycetes. Encyclopedia of mycology 1.
Entry by
Indunil C. Senanayake, Innovative Institute for Plant Health/ Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China., Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand., Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688, Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China., University of L’Aquila, Department MeSVA, sect. Environmental Sciences, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito (AQ), Italy.
Published online 28 August 2026