Melanommataceae
Encyclopedia
The Melanommataceae are a family
of fungi in the order
Pleosporales
. Taxa are widespread in temperate
and subtropical regions, and are saprobic on wood and bark.
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 order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Pleosporales
Pleosporales
The Pleosporales is the largest order in the fungal class Dothideomycetes. By some estimates it contains 23 families, 332 genera and more than 4700 species. The majority of species are saprobes on decaying plant material in fresh water, marine, or terrestrial environments, but several species are...
. Taxa are widespread in 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...
and subtropical regions, and are saprobic on wood and bark.
Genera list
- AcrocordiopsisAcrocordiopsisAcrocordiopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- AnomalemmaAnomalemmaAnomalemma is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain....
- placement tentative - AstrosphaeriellaAstrosphaeriellaAstrosphaeriella is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain....
- placement tentative - AsymmetricosporaAsymmetricosporaAsymmetricospora is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- BicrouaniaBicrouaniaBicrouania is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- BimuriaBimuriaBimuria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain....
- placement tentative - ByssosphaeriaByssosphaeriaByssosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- CalyptronectriaCalyptronectriaCalyptronectria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- CaryosporellaCaryosporellaCaryosporella is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain....
- placement tentative - JavariaJavariaJavaria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- KarstenulaKarstenulaKarstenula is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- MamillisphaeriaMamillisphaeriaMamillisphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain....
- placement tentative - MelanommaMelanomma (fungi)Melanomma is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae. It probably evolved from a lichen ancestor, as it is closely related to many lichenized species of fungi....
- OhleriaOhleriaOhleria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- OstropellaOstropellaOstropella is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- PseudotrichiaPseudotrichia (fungi)Pseudotrichia is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....
- TrematosphaeriaTrematosphaeriaTrematosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain....
- placement tentative - XenolophiumXenolophiumXenolophium is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae....