Fungalpedia – Note 2513, Tirisporellales

 

Tirisporellales. Suetrong, E.B.G. Jones & K.L. Pang.

Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank

Classification: Incertae sedis, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

 

Tirisporellales was introduced by Suetrong et al. (2015), currently, Tirisporellales comprises a single family, Tirisporellaceae with three genera, Bacusphaeria, Tirisporella and Thailandiomyces (Suetrong et al. 2015; Jones et al. 2015; Maharachchikumbura et al. 2015; Hyde et al. 2020a). The phylogenetic placement of Tirisporellales is untenable. The analyses of Hongsanan et al. (2017) and Luo et al. (2019) showed that Tirisporellales grouped within Diaporthales. While, in the analyses of Hyde et al. (2020a), Tirisporellales formed a separate clade basal to Diaporthales. Our phylogenetic analyses showed that Tirisporellales clustered with Macrohilaceae, Sydowiellaceae and Asterosporiaceae within Diaporthales which support the result of Hongsanan et al. (2017) and Luo et al. (2019). Divergence time estimates showed that the stem age of Tirisporellales is around 141 MYA, which accords to the order range (Hyde et al. 2017), however, due to the unstable phylogenetic relationship, more phylogenetic and morphological studies are necessary to confirm whether it should be transferred to Diaporthales or maintain its current status. 

 

Type family: Tirisporellaceae Suetrong, E.B.G. Jones & K.L. Pang 2015.

 

References

Hongsanan S, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hyde KD, Samarakoon MC, Jeewon R, Zhao Q, Al-Sadi AM, Bahkali AH 2017 – An updated phylogeny of Sordariomycetes based on phylogenetic and molecular clock evidence. Fungal Divers 84:25–41.

Hongsanan S, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hyde KD, Samarakoon MC, Jeewon R, Zhao Q, Al-Sadi AM, Bahkali AH 2017 – An updated phylogeny of Sordariomycetes based on phylogenetic and molecular clock evidence. Fungal Divers 84:25–41.

Hyde KD, Maharachchikumbura SS, Hongsanan S, Samarakoon MC, Lucking R, Pem D, Harishchandra D, Jeewon R, Zhao RL, Xu JC, Liu JK 2017 – The ranking of fungi: a tribute to David L. Hawksworth on his 70th birthday. Fungal Divers 84:1–23.

Jones EBG, Suetrong S, Sakayaroj J, Bahkali AH, Abdel-Wahab MA, Boekhout T, Pang KL 2015 – Classification of marine Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Blastocladiomycota and Chytridiomycota. Fungal Divers 73:1–72.

Luo ZL, Hyde KD, Liu JK, Maharachchikumbura SSN, Jeewon R, Bao DF, Bhat DJ, Lin CG, Li WL, Yang J, Liu NG, Lu YZ, Jayawardena RS, Li JF, Su HY 2019 – Freshwater Sordariomycetes. Fungal Divers 99:451–660.

Maharachchikumbura SSN, Hyde KD, Jones EBG, McKenzie EHC, Huang SK, Abdel-Wahab MA, Daranagama DA, Dayarathne M, D’souza MJ, Goonasekara ID, Hongsanan S, Jayawardena RS, Kirk PM, Konta S, Liu JK, Liu ZY, Norphanphoun C, Pang KL, Perera RH, Senanayake IC, Shang QJ, Shenoy BD, Xiao YP, Bahkali AH, Kang JC, Somrothipol S, Suetrong S, Wen TC, Xu JC 2015 – Towards a natural classification and backbone tree for Sordariomycetes. Fungal Divers 72:199–301.

Suetrong S, Klaysuban A, Sakayaroj J, Preedanon S, Ruang-Areerate P, Phongpaichit S, Pang KL, Jones EBG 2015 – Tirisporellaceae, a new family in the order Diaporthales (Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota). Cryptogamie Mycol 36:319–330.

 

Entry by

Kevin David Hyde, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Research Centre of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Ultilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Innovative Institute of Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, PR China

 

Published online 28 May 2026

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