Fungalpedia – Note 2517, Strigulales

 

Strigulales. Lucking, M.P. Nelsen & K.D. Hyde.

Citation when using this data: Tennakoon DS et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Dothideomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

 

Notes: Strigulales is an order of lichenised fungi within the class Dothideomycetes. This order was introduced by Lucking et al. (in Hyde et al. 2013) to accomodate the single family Strigulaceae. Strigulales species have crustose, mostly epiphytic habit on leaves, tree bark, and rocks; sub or supracucicular (leaves) or endo to epiperidermal (bark), ecorticate to corticate thallus (Hyde et al. 2013).

 

Type family: Strigulaceae A.B. Frank, Synopsis der Drei Naturreiche. Ein Handbuch …, Edn 2: 1699 (1877).

 

References

Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu JK, Ariyawansa H, Boehm E, Boonmee S, Braun U, Chomnunti P, Crous PW, Dai DQ, Diederich P, Dissanayake A, Doilom M, Doveri F, Hongsanan S, Jayawardena R, Lawrey JD, Li YM, Liu YX, Lucking R, Monkai J, Muggia L, Nelsen MP, Pang KL, Phookamsak R, Senanayake I, Shearer CA, Suetrong S, Tanaka K, Thambugala KM, Wijayawardene NN, Wikee S, Wu HX, Zhang Y, Aguirre-Hudson B, Alias SA, Aptroot A, Bahkali AH, Bezerra JL, Bhat DJ, Camporesi E, Chukeatirote E, Gueidan C, Hawksworth DL, Hirayama K, Hoog SD, Kang JC, Knudsen K, Li WJ, Li XH, Liu ZY, Mapook A, McKenzie EHC, Miller AN, Mortimer PE, Phillips AJL, Raja HA, Scheuer C, Schumm F, Taylor JE, Tian Q, Tibpromma S, Wanasinghe DN, Wang Y, Xu JC, Yan JY, Yacharoen S, Zhang M 2013 – Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Divers 63:1–313.

 

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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