Fungalpedia – Note 1971, Sarocladiaceae
Sarocladiaceae. L. Lombard.
Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank
Classification: Incertae sedis, Hypocreales, Hypocreomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Saprobicon dried stemsand branches of monocotyledons and dicotyledons, occasionally hemibiotrophic or necrotrophic, soil associated fungi, and clinical trial samples, and clinical wash fluid. Sexual morph: Undetermined. Asexual morph: Colonieseffuse on the natural substrate, scattered, hairy, dark brown,septate. Vegetative hyphae hyaline, branched, partly immersed, smooth- and thin-walled, branched, composed of pale brown,septate hyphae. Conidiophoresmacronematous, synnematous, tree-like, dark brown, parallel and unbranched in the stipe, gregarious or scattered, erect, stripes straight or slightly flexuous, constricted at septa,tapering towards the apex, irregularly branched, cylindrical, smooth. Conidiogenous cellsphialidic, integrated, terminal, cylindrical, straight to slightly curved, slightly narrowing at apex, acropetally proliferating, hyaline to pale brown, verrucose. Conidiaforming slimy heads on the phialides or produced in chains, unicellular, fusiform to broad fusiform, hyaline, aseptate, thick-walled, verrucose, bud scars or disjunctions present at the site of attachment,guttulate (adapted from Crous et al. 2018b).
Notes – Sarocladiaceae was introduced by Crous et al. (2018b) to accommodate the distinctive lineage of Parasarocladium and Sarocladium as the generic type. Sarocladium was previously placed in genera incertae sedis of Hypocreales as it is formed a phylogenetic affinity with species of Acremonium (Summerbell et al. 2011, Giraldo et al. 2015, Maharachchikumbura et al. 2015b, 2016b, Wijayawardene et al. 2017b). The phylogenetic distinction of Acremonium and Sarocladium is confirmed since the type species of Acremonium (A. alternatum) formed a well-supported lineage in Bionectriaceae (Crous et al. 2018b). The phylogenetic placement of Sarocladium and related species was provided, with Parasarocladium, a second genus for the Acremonium radiatum complex (Summerbell et al. 2018).
A phylogenetic analysis of the LSU sequence alignment showed that Sarocladiaceae shares a close relationship with Bionectriaceae (Crous et al. 2018b). In our multilocus phylogenetic analysis of the combined LSU, ITS, cmdA, rpb2, tef1 and tub2 sequence data of Hypocreales, Sarocladiaceae formed a close relationship with Flammocladiellaceae as basal lineage of Hypocreales. Sarocladiaceae comprise two genera, Parasarocladium and Sarocladium.
Type genus: Sarocladium W. Gams & D. Hawksw., Kavaka 3: 57 (1976) [1975].
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Sarocladiaceae.
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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 11 March 2026