Overview
Xylariaceae is a family of mostly small . It is one of the most commonly encountered groups of ascomycetes and is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world.
They are typically found on wood, seeds, fruits, or plant leaves, some even associated with insect nests. Most decay wood and many are plant pathogens.
One example of this family is King Alfred's Cake.
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Taxonomy
The Family Xylariaceae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (108): Acanthodochium · Acrosphaeria · Acrostaphylus · Amphirosellinia · Annulohypoxylon · Anthostomella · Ascotricha · Ascovirgaria · Astrocystis · Barrmaelia · Basidiobotrys · Basifimbria · Biporispora · Biscogniauxia · Calceomyces · Camillea · Cannonia · Ceratocladium · Chaenocarpus · Chromocreopsis · Colletomanginia · Collodiscula · Creosphaeria · Cryptothamnium · Cryptovalsa · Cyanopulvis · Daldinia · Dematophora · Diamantinia · Dicyma · Discoxylaria · Emarcea · Engleromyces · Enslinia · Entoleuca · Entonaema · Euepixylon · Fungus · Geniculosporium · Gigantospora · Halorosellinia · Hansfordia · Helicogermslita · Henningsina · Hypocopra · Hypocreodendron · Hypoxylon · Induratia · Institale · Jongiella · Jumillera · Kommamyce · Kretzschmaria · Kretzschmariella · Leprieuria · Leptomassaria · Lichenagaricus · Lindquistia · Lopadostoma · Nemania · Nodulisporium · Nummularia · Numulariola · Obolarina · Occultitheca · Ophiorosellinia · Padixonia · Paramphisphaeria · Paranthostomella · Penzigia · Phylacia · Pleurographium · Podosordaria · Porodiscella · Poroleprieuria · Poronia · Poroniopsis · Pulveria · Pyrenomyxa · Rhopalostroma · Rosellinia · Sabalicola · Sarcoxylon · Seynesia · Sphaeria · Sphaerites · Spirodecospora · Spirogramma · Stachylidium · Stilbohypoxylon · Striatodecospora · Stromatoneurospora · Thamnomyces · Theissenia · Trichosporon · Triplicaria · Valsaria · Versiomyces · Vivantia · Vrikshopama · Wawelia · Whalleya · Xylaria · Xylariodiscus · Xylocladium · Xylocoremium · Xylocrea · Xylosphaera
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2,867 species and subspecies in the Family Xylariaceae.
Genera
Acanthodochium
Acrosphaeria
Acrostaphylus
Amphirosellinia
Annulohypoxylon
Anthostomella
Ascotricha
Ascovirgaria
Astrocystis
Barrmaelia
Basidiobotrys
Basifimbria
Biporispora
Biscogniauxia
Calceomyces
Camillea
Cannonia
Ceratocladium
Chaenocarpus
Chromocreopsis
Colletomanginia
Collodiscula
Creosphaeria
Cryptothamnium
Cryptovalsa
Cyanopulvis
Daldinia
Dematophora
Diamantinia
Dicyma
Discoxylaria
Emarcea
Engleromyces
Enslinia
Entoleuca
Entonaema
Euepixylon
Fungus
A fungus is a organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (pronounced ). The fungi are heterotrophic organisms possessing a chitinous cell wall. The majority of species grow as multicellular filaments called hyphae forming a mycelium; some fungal species also grow as single cells. Sexual and asexual reproduction of the fungi is commonly via spores, often produced on specialized structures or in fruiting bodies. Some species have lost the ability to form reproductive structures, and propagate solely by vegetative growth. Yeasts, molds, and mushrooms are examples of fungi. The fungi are a monophyletic group that is phylogenetically clearly distinct from the morphologically similar slime molds (myxomycetes) and water molds (oomycetes). The fungi are more closely related to animals than plants, yet the discipline of biology devoted to the study of fungi, known as mycology, often falls under a branch of botany. [more]
Geniculosporium
Gigantospora
Halorosellinia
Hansfordia
Helicogermslita
Henningsina
Hypocopra
Hypocreodendron
Hypoxylon
Hypoxylon is a genus of commonly found on dead wood, and usually one of the earliest species to colonise dead wood. A common European species is Hypoxylon fragiforme which is particular common on dead trunks of beech. [more]
Induratia
Institale
Jongiella
Jumillera
Kommamyce
Kretzschmaria
Kretzschmariella
Leprieuria
Leptomassaria
Lichenagaricus
Lindquistia
Lopadostoma
Nemania
Nodulisporium
Nummularia
Numulariola
Obolarina
Occultitheca
Ophiorosellinia
Padixonia
Paramphisphaeria
Paranthostomella
Penzigia
Phylacia
Pleurographium
Podosordaria
Porodiscella
Poroleprieuria
Poronia
Poroniopsis
Pulveria
Pyrenomyxa
Rhopalostroma
Rosellinia
Rosellinia is a genus of fungi. Several of the species in this genus are . [more]
Sabalicola
Sarcoxylon
Seynesia
Sphaeria
Sphaerites
Sphaerites is a genus of , the only genus in the family Sphaeritidae, sometimes called the false clown beetles. It is closely related to the clown beetles but with distinct characteristics. There are four known species, widespread in temperate area but not commonly seen. [more]
Spirodecospora
Spirogramma
Stachylidium
Stilbohypoxylon
Striatodecospora
Stromatoneurospora
Thamnomyces
Theissenia
Trichosporon
Trichosporon is a genus of . [more]
Triplicaria
Valsaria
Versiomyces
Vivantia
Vrikshopama
Wawelia
Whalleya
Xylaria
Xylaria is a genus of commonly found growing on dead wood. [more]
Xylariodiscus
Xylocladium
Xylocoremium
Xylocrea
Xylosphaera
At least 102 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Xylosphaera.
More info about the Genus Xylosphaera may be found here.
References
- Xylaria website managed by Jack D. Rogers, Yu-Ming Ju and Michael J. Adams: http://mycology.sinica.edu.tw/xylariaceae/default.asp
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