Fungalpedia – Note 2526, Sordariales
Sordariales. Chadef. ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss.
Citation when using this data: Tennakoon DS et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank
Classification: Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes: Sordariales was established by Hawksworth and Eriksson (1986). Sordariales species have membraneous or coriaceous ascomata, and hyaline or brown ascospores often with appendages or sheaths (Huhndorf et al. 2004; Zhang et al. 2006; Kruys et al. 2015; Maharachchikumbura et al. 2016a; Hyde et al. 2020c). Sordariales has wide distribution worldwide and most species either grow on dung or decaying substrata, such as wood or are aquatic growing on submerged wood (Zhang et al. 2006; Maharachchikumbura et al. 2016a). The divergence time for Sordariales is estimated at 128 MYA and currently there are four families (Chaetomiaceae, Podosporaceae, Lasiosphaeriaceae and Sordariaceae) and 89 genera in this order (Hyde et al. 2020c).
Type family: Sordariaceae G. Winter [as ‘Sordarieae‘], Rabenh. Krypt.-Fl., Edn 2 (Leipzig) 1.2: 162 (1885).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Sordariales.
References
Eriksson OE, Hawksworth DL 1986 – An alphabetical list of the generic names of ascomycetes. CAB International Mycological Institute, Wallingford.
Huhndorf SM, Miller AN, Fernandez FA 2004 – Molecular systematics of the Sordariales: the order and the family Lasiosphaeriaceae redefined. Mycologia 96:368–387.
Hyde KD, Norphanphoun C, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Bao DF, Bhat DJ, Boonmee S, Bundhun D, Calabon MS, Chaiwan N, Chen YJ, Chethana KWT, Dai DQ, Dayarathne MC, Devadatha B, Dissanayake AJ, Dissanayake LS, Doilom M, Dong W, Fan XL, Goonasekara ID, Hongsanan S, Huang SK, Jayawardena RS, Jeewon R, Jones EBG, Karunarathna A, Konta S, Kumar V, Lin CG, Liu JK, Liu N, Lu YZ, Luangsa-ard J, Lumyong S, Luo ZL, Marasinghe DS, McKenzie EHC, Niego AGT, Niranjan M, Perera RH, Phukhamsakda C, Rathnayaka AR, Samarakoon MC, Samarakoon SMBC, Sarma VV, Senanayake IC, Shang QJ, Stadler M, Tibpromma S, Wanasinghe DN, Wei DP, Wijayawardene NN, Xiao YP, Xiang MM, Yang J, Zeng XY, Zhang SN 2020c – Refined families of Sordariomycetes. Mycosphere 11:305–1059.
Kruys A, Huhndorf SM, Miller AN 2015 – Coprophilous contributions to the phylogeny of Lasiosphaeriaceae and allied taxa within Sordariales (Ascomycota, Fungi). Fungal Divers 70:101–113.
Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hyde KD, Jones EBG, McKenzie EHC, Bhat DJ, Dayarathne MC, Huang SK, Norphanphoun C, Senanayake IC, Perera RH, Shang QJ, Xiao YP, D’souza MJ, Hongsanan S, Jayawardena RS, Daranagama DA, Konta S, Goonasekara ID, Zhuang WY, Jeewon R, Phillips AJL, AbdelWahab MA, Al-Sadi AM, Bahkali AH, Boonmee S, Boonyuen N, Cheewangkoon R, Dissanayake AJ, Kang JC, Li QR, Liu JK, Liu XZ, Liu ZY, Luangsa-ard JJ, Pang KL, Phookamsak R, Promputtha I, Suetrong S, Stadler M, Wen TC, Wijayawardene NN 2016a – Families of Sordariomycetes. Fungal Divers 79:1–317.
Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hyde KD, Jones EBG, McKenzie EHC, Bhat DJ, Dayarathne MC, Huang SK, Norphanphoun C, Senanayake IC, Perera RH, Shang QJ, Xiao YP, D’souza MJ, Hongsanan S, Jayawardena RS, Daranagama DA, Konta S, Goonasekara ID, Zhuang WY, Jeewon R, Phillips AJL, AbdelWahab MA, Al-Sadi AM, Bahkali AH, Boonmee S, Boonyuen N, Cheewangkoon R, Dissanayake AJ, Kang JC, Li QR, Liu JK, Liu XZ, Liu ZY, Luangsa-ard JJ, Pang KL, Phookamsak R, Promputtha I, Suetrong S, Stadler M, Wen TC, Wijayawardene NN 2016a – Families of Sordariomycetes. Fungal Divers 79:1–317.
Zhang N, Castlebury LA, Miller AN, Huhndorf SM, Schoch CL, Seifert KA, Rossman AY, Rogers JD, Kohlmeyer J, Volkmann-Kohlmeyer B, Sung GH 2006 – An overview of the systematics of the Sordariomycetes based on four-gene phylogeny. Mycologia 98:1076–1087.
Zhang N, Castlebury LA, Miller AN, Huhndorf SM, Schoch CL, Seifert KA, Rossman AY, Rogers JD, Kohlmeyer J, Volkmann-Kohlmeyer B, Sung GH 2006 – An overview of the systematics of the Sordariomycetes based on four-gene phylogeny. Mycologia 98:1076–1087.
Entry by
Danushka S. Tennakoon, CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Biodiversity and Biogeography of East Asia (KLPB), Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China , School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Department of Plant Medicine, National Chiayi University, 300 Syuefu Road, Chiayi City 60004, Taiwan
Published online 28 May 2026
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