Ophiostomataceae | |
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Hyphae of Ophiostoma wageneri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Ophiostomatales |
Family: |
Ophiostomataceae Nannf. (1932) |
Type genus | |
Ophiostoma |
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]
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020, with amount of species in brackets; [4]
Former genera; Dryadomyces, Equicapillimyces, Graphiocladiella, Knoxdaviesia, Pachnodium and Subbaromyces