Meliolales Explained

Meliolales is a fungal order in the class Sordariomycetes.^[1] Meliolales, also known as black mildews, are obligate parasitic ascomycetous fungi that are found in the tropics and subtropics on leaves, twigs, and sometimes fruit of vascular plants. As parasites, they are frequently parasitized by other fungi, known as hyperparasites.^[2]

Families

• Armatellaceae
• Meliolaceae

See also

• List of fungal orders

Notes and References

1. Hongsanan . Sinang . Tian . Qing . Peršoh . Derek . Zeng . Xiang-Yu . Hyde . Kevin D. . Chomnunti . Putarak . Boonmee . Saranyaphat . Bahkali . Ali H. . Wen . Ting-Chi . September 2015 . Meliolales . Fungal Diversity . en . 74 . 1 . 91–141 . 10.1007/s13225-015-0344-7 . 1560-2745.
2. Bermúdez-Cova . Miguel A. . Krauß . Anna . Sanjur . Alicia . Tabé . Affoussatou . Hofmann . Tina A. . Yorou . Nourou S. . Piepenbring . Meike . August 2023 . Diversity of hyperparasitic fungi on Meliolales (Sordariomycetes, Ascomycota): new species, records, and molecular data from Benin and Panama . Mycological Progress . en . 22 . 9 . 10.1007/s11557-023-01913-5 . 1617-416X. free .