Ophiostomataceae Explained

The Ophiostomataceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes.^[1] The family was circumscribed by J.A. Nannfeldt in 1932.^[2] Species in the family have a widespread distribution, and are typically found in temperate regions, as pathogens of both coniferous and deciduous trees.^[3]

Genera

As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020, with amount of species in brackets;^[4]

• Afroraffaele (1)
• Aureovirg (1)
• Ceratocystiopsis (5)
• Fragosphaeria (2)
• Graphilbum (13)
• Hawksworthiomyces (4)
• Klasterskya (3)
• Leptographium (= Grosmannia,) (74)
• Ophiostoma (includes Hyalorhinocladiella and Pesotum) (134)
• Raffaelea (33)
• Sporothrix (79)
• Spumatoria (1)

Former genera; Dryadomyces, Equicapillimyces, Graphiocladiella, Knoxdaviesia, Pachnodium and Subbaromyces

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota – 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1–58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA.
2. Nannfeldt JA. . John Axel Nannfeldt . 1932 . Studien über die morphologie und systematik der nichtlichenisierten inoperculaten Discomyceten . Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis . 8, series IV . 2 . 30 . de.
3. Book: Cannon PF, Kirk PM . Fungal Families of the World . CAB International . Wallingford, UK . 2007 . 249–50 . 978-0-85199-827-5.
4. 6 . Wijayawardene . Nalin . Hyde . Kevin . Laith Khalil Tawfeeq . Al-Ani . Somayeh . Dolatabadi . Stadler . Marc . Haelewaters . Danny . Tsurykau . Andrei . Mesic . Armin . Navathe . Sudhir . Papp . Viktor . Oliveira Fiuza . Patrícia . Vázquez . Víctor . Gautam . Ajay . Becerra . Alejandra G. . Ekanayaka . Anusha . K. C. . Rajeshkumar . Bezerra . Jadson . Matočec . Neven . Maharachchikumbura . Sajeewa . Suetrong . Satinee . 2020 . Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa . Mycosphere . 11 . 1060–1456 . 10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8 . free. 10481/61998 . free .