Stachybotryaceae

Stachybotryaceae
Conidia of Stachybotrys sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Stachybotryaceae
Lombard & Crous, 2014 [1]
Synonyms

Stachybotriaceae Lombard & Crous, 2014

The Stachybotryaceae are a family of fungi in the order Hypocreales; the genera it contains have been described as "hyper-diverse".[2]

The family was originally introduced by Crous et al. (2014) to accommodate three genera; Myrothecium, Peethamabra and Stachybotrys.[1] It was revised by Lombard et al. (2016) based on morphological characters and multi-locus phylogenetic analysis. They accepted 33 genera in the family, including 21 new genera.[2]

Generally, the species in Stachybotryaceae are characterized by asexual morphs with mononematous to sporodochial to synnematous conidiomata, usually with phialidic conidiogenous cells that produce 0–1-septate conidia in dark green dry chains or slimy masses.[2] Three species of Stachybotryaceae;(Koorchalomella salmonispora, Stachybotrys chartarum and Stachybotrys chlorohalonata) have been reported from freshwater habitats.[3]

  1. ^ a b Crous, P.W.; Shivas, R.G.; Quaedvlieg, W.; Van Der Bank, M.; Zhang, Y.; Summerell, B.A.; Guarro, J.; Wingfield, M.J.; Wood, A.R.; Alfenas, A.C.; Braun, U.; Cano-Lira, J.F.; García, D.; Marin-Felix, Y.; Alvarado, P.; Andrade, J.P.; Armengol, J.; Assefa, A.; Den Breeÿen, A.; Camele, I.; Cheewangkoon, R.; De Souza, J.T.; Duong, T.A.; Esteve-Raventós, F.; Fournier, J.; Frisullo, S.; García-Jiménez, J.; Gardiennet, A.; Gené, J.; et al. (2014). "Fungal Planet description sheets: 214–280". Persoonia. 32: 184–306. doi:10.3767/003158514X682395. PMC 4150077. PMID 25264390.
  2. ^ a b c Lombard, L.; Houbraken, J.; Decock, C.; Samson, R.A.; Meijer, M.; Réblová, M.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Crous, P.W. (2016). "Generic hyper-diversity in Stachybotriaceae". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 36 (1): 156–246. doi:10.3767/003158516X691582. PMC 4988370. PMID 27616791.
  3. ^ Bao, Dan-Feng; Hyde, Kevin D.; Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S. N.; Perera, Rekhani H.; Thiyagaraja, Vinodhini; Hongsanan, Sinang; Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N.; Shen, Hong-Wei; Tian, Xing-Guo; Yang, Li-Quan; Nalumpang, Sarunya; Luo, Zong-Long (2023). "Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution of freshwater Hypocreomycetidae (Sordariomycetes)". Fungal Diversity. 121: 1–94. doi:10.1007/s13225-023-00521-8. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.