Fungalpedia – Note 772, Savoryellaceae
Savoryellaceae. Jaklitsch & Réblová.
Citation when using this data: Karimi O et al. 2025 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Savoryellales, Savoryellomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
The Savoryellaceae was established by Jaklitsch & Réblová (2015) to include the genus Savoryella (Sa.). Previously, Savoryellaceae was placed in Sordariales as genera incertae sedis (Jones et al. 2009), and later in Savoryellales by Boonyuen et al. (2011). The order Savoryellales was later proposed to accommodate genera such as Ascotaiwania, Ascothailandia, and Canalisporium, which were shown to cluster within Sordariomycetes (Dayarathne et al. 2019). Dayarathne et al. (2019) revised Savoryellaceae, accepting three genera: Ascotaiwania, Ascothailandia, and Canalisporium, while synonymizing Neoascotaiwania under Ascotaiwania. Additionally, Dematiosporium was introduced as a new genus in the family by Luo et al. (2019), and Bactrodesmium was also assigned to the family based on phylogenetic evidence. Later, Réblová et al. (2020) recognized Neoascotaiwania as a distinct genus and placed it in Savoryellaceae. The family now includes six genera: Ascotaiwania, Ascothailandia, Bactrodesmium, Canalisporium, Dematiosporium, and Neoascotaiwania (Réblová et al. 2020). The sexual morph of Savoryellaceae is characterized by non-stromatic, heavily pigmented, coriaceous ascomata that can be immersed, semi-immersed, or superficial. These ascomata contain unitunicate asci with a non-amyloid apical annulus and fusiform to ellipsoidal, transversely septate ascospores with hyaline end cells and brown median cells. The asexual morphs in the family show significant diversity, including forms such as bactrodesmium-like, monodictys-like, monotosporella-like, and trichocladium-like morphs (Ranghoo & Hyde 1998, Hernández-Restrepo et al. 2017).
Type genus: Savoryella E.B.G. Jones & R.A. Eaton 1969.
References
Jaklitsch WM, Réblová M. 2015 – Savoryellaceae Jaklitsch & Réblová. Index Fungorum 209, 1.
Entry by
Omid Karimi, State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 550004, China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
Published online 28 July 2025