The Capnodiaceae are a family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 of fungi in the Ascomycota

Ascomycota

The Ascomycota are a Division/Phylum of the kingdom Fungi, and subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the Sac fungi. They are the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species...

, class Dothideomycetes

Dothideomycetes

Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1300 genera and over 19,000 known species. Traditionally, most of its members were included in the loculoascomycetes, which is not part of the currently accepted classification...

. Species in the family have a wdiespread distribution, and are especially prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas, as well as temperate

Temperate

In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...

 rainforests.

Genera

According to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the following genera are included in the placement in Capnodiaceae; several genera have a tentative placement in the family.

• Aithaloderma
  Aithaloderma
  Aithaloderma is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Scoriadopsis miconiae, first described in 1913 by mycologists Hans and Paul Sydow.- Species :* Aithaloderma bambusinum...
  
   – tentative
• Anopeltis
  Anopeltis
  Anopeltis is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Anopeltis venezuelensis.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
   – tentative
• Callebaea
  Callebaea
  Callebaea is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Callebaea rutideae.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
   – tentative
• Capnodaria
• Capnodium
  Capnodium
  Capnodium is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family.-Species list: -External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
  
• Capnophaeum
  Capnophaeum
  Capnophaeum is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family.- Species :*C. citri*C. citricola*C. fuliginoides*C. indicum*C. ischurochloae*C. laricis*C. spongiosum*C. vermisporum- External links :...
  
   – tentative
• Ceramoclasteropsis
  Ceramoclasteropsis
  Ceramoclasteropsis is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
   – tentative
• Echinothecium
  Echinothecium
  Echinothecium is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
   – tentative
• Hyaloscolecostroma
  Hyaloscolecostroma
  Hyaloscolecostroma is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Hyaloscolecostroma rondoniense.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
   – tentative
• Phragmocapnias
  Phragmocapnias
  Phragmocapnias is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
  
• Polychaeton
  Polychaeton
  Polychaeton is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family.- Species :*P. artocarpi*P. avellanae*P. axillatum*P. bassiae*P. bougainvilleae*P. citri*P. ichnocarpicola*P. mangiferae*P. pannosum...
  
   – tentative
• Scoriadopsis
  Scoriadopsis
  Scoriadopsis is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Scoriadopsis miconiae.-External links:* at Index Fungorum...
  
   – tentative
• Scorias
  Scorias
  Scorias is a genus of fungi within the Capnodiaceae family. The genus was first described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1832. The fungus is known as sooty mould and is found growing on honeydew on leaves of many varieties of trees and plants.-Characteristics:...