Fungalpedia – Note 3049, Trypetheliales

 

Trypetheliales Lücking, Aptroot & Sipman.

Citation when using this data: Senanayake IC et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.

Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Dikarya, Fungi.

The order was introduced by Aptroot et al. (2008) to separate a group of pyrenocarpous lichen-forming fungi previously considered to be a part of Pyrenulales (Eurothiomycetes). The reason for this was a discovery by Del Prado et al. (2006) that members of the order form a separate lineage within Dothideomycetes instead of being a part of Eurothiomycetes. It contains two families with 21 genera, including Trypetheliaceae, one of the most diverse families of pyrenocarpous lichen-forming fungi (Aptroot and Lücking 2016; Wijayawardene et al. 2022).

Type species: Polycoccaceae Ertz, Hafellner & Diederich.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Trypetheliales.

 

References

Aptroot A, Lücking R, Sipman H, Umana L, Chaves JL. 2008 – Pyrenocarpous lichens with bitunicate asci. A first assessment of the lichen biodiversity inventory in Costa Rica. Bibliotheca Lichenologica 97: 1–162.

Aptroot A, Lücking R. 2016 – A revisionary synopsis of the Trypetheliaceae (Ascomycota: Trypetheliales). Lichenologist 48: 763–982.

Del-Prado R, Schmitt I, Kautz S, Palice Z et al. 2006 – Molecular data place Trypetheliaceae in Dothideomycetes. Mycol Res 110: 511–520.

Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Dai DQ, Sánchez-García M et al. 2022 – Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa-2021. Mycosphere 13: 53–453.

 

Entry by

Indunil C. Senanayake, Innovative Institute for Plant Health/ Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China., Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand., Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688, Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China., University of L’Aquila, Department MeSVA, sect. Environmental Sciences, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito (AQ), Italy.

 

Published online 28 August 2026

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