Bionectriaceae Explained

The Bionectriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales. A 2008 estimate places 35 genera and 281 species in the family.^[1] Species in the family tend to grow on plant material, including woody debris, while some species associate with algae, bryophytes, or other fungi.

History

Bionectriaceae was introduced by Rossman et al. (1999) to accommodate 26 genera. It has been revised and refined by several studies based on phylogenetic analyses (Rossman et al. 2001; Maharachchikumbura et al. 2015, 2016; Wijayawardene et al. 2018). The 2022 treatment of Bionectriaceae was provided by Wijayawardene et al. with the acceptance of 47 genera.

Genera

This is a list of the genera in the Bionectriaceae, based on a 2022 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues. Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:

• Acremonium – ca. 150
• Anthonectria – 1 sp.
• Aphanotria – 1 sp.
• Battarrina – 1 sp.
• Bryocentria – 15 spp.
• Bryotria – 2 spp.
• Bullanockia – 1 sp.
• Chrysonectria – 1 sp.
• Clibanites – 1 sp.
• Clonostachys – 78 spp.
• Dimerosporiella – 8 spp.
• Fusariella – 17 spp.
• Geonectria – 1 sp.
• Geosmithia – 24 spp.
• Gliomastix – 24 spp.
• Globonectria – 1 sp.
• Gracilistilbella – 4 spp.
• Halonectria – 1 sp.
• Heleococcum – 5 spp.
• Hydropisphaera – 29 spp.
• Ijuhya – 22 spp.
• Kallichroma – 4 spp.
• Lasionectria – 23 spp.
• Mycoarachis – 2 spp.
• Mycocitrus – 3 spp.
• Nectriella – 84 spp.
• Nectriopsis – 70 spp.
• Ochronectria – 3 spp.
• Ovicuculispora – 2 spp.
• Paranectria – 4 spp.
• Periantria – 2 spp.
• Peristomialis – 6 spp.
• Pronectria – 44 spp.
• Protocreopsis – 12 spp.
• Roumegueriella – 4 spp.
• Selinia – 6 spp.
• Septofusidium – 5 spp.^[2]
• Stephanonectria – 1 sp.
• Stilbocrea – 7 spp.
• Stromatonectria – 1 sp.
• Synnemellisia – 2 spp.
• Trichonectria – 19 spp.
• Verrucostoma – 2 spp.
• Xanthonectria – 1 sp.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi . 10th . CAB International . Wallingford, UK . 2008 . 90 . 978-0-85199-826-8.
2. Perera . R.H. . Hyde . Kevin D. . Jones . E.B.G. . Maharachchikumbura . S.S.N. . Bundhun . D. . Camporesi . E. . Akulov . A. . Liu . J.K. . Liu . Z.Y. . Profile of Bionectriaceae, Calcarisporiaceae, Hypocreaceae, Nectriaceae, Tilachlidiaceae, Ijuhyaceae fam. nov., Stromatonectriaceae fam. nov. and Xanthonectriaceae fam. nov. . Fungal Divers. . 2023 . In press.