The Ceratostomataceae are a family of fungi in the phylum Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes,[1] subclass Hypocreomycetidae and order Coronophorales.[2]

Ceratostomataceae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Coronophorales
Family: Ceratostomataceae
G. Winter
Type genus
Ceratostoma
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Genera

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Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are found growing on other fungi, on soil, or on rotting vegetation.[3] The family may not be monophyletic as currently defined.[4]

Genera

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As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020;[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. ^ a b Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  3. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  4. ^ Zhang N, Blackwell M (2002). "Molecular phylogeny of Melanospora and similar pyrenomycetous fungi". Mycological Research. 106 (2): 148–55. doi:10.1017/S0953756201005354.