Eurotiales Explained

The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds. It was circumscribed in 1980.

Classification

Currently the order Eurotiales contains 5 families, 28 genera and 1280 species:

• Family Aspergillaceae [=[[Monascaceae]] ]
  • Aspergillago – 1 species
  • Aspergillus – 428 species
  • Dichlaena – 4 species
  • Hamigera – 9 species
  • Leiothecium – 2 species
  • Monascus – 38 species
  • Penicilliopsis – 15 species
  • Penicillium – 467 species
  • Phialomyces – 5 species
  • Pseudohamigera – 1 species
  • Pseudopenicillium – 3 species
  • Sclerocleista – 2 species
  • Xerochrysium – 2 species
  • Xeromyces – 1 species
    • Family Elaphomycetaceae Elaphomyces – 101 species
  • Pseudotulostoma – 2 species
    • Family Penicillaginaceae Penicillago – 4 species
    • Family Thermoascaceae Paecilomyces – 10 species
  • Thermoascus – 5 species
    • Family Trichocomaceae Acidotalaromyces – 1 species
  • Ascospirella – 1 species
  • Dendrosphaera – 1 species
  • Evansstolkia – 1 species
  • Rasamsonia – 11 species
  • Sagenomella – 8 species
  • Talaromyces – 149 species
  • Thermomyces – 6 species
  • Trichocoma – 2 species