Dactylaria is a genus of fungi belonging to an unknown family.[1] According to Wijayawardene et al. 2020; the genus was placed in order Helotiales genera incertae sedis.[2]
The genus was first described by Pier Andrea Saccardo in 1880,[3] [4] and the type species is designated as Dactylaria purpurella.
The genus has a scattered, cosmopolitan distribution.
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[5]