 | This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. (December 2007) |
| Hysteriaceae | |
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| Hysterium pulicare | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Hysteriales |
| Family: | Hysteriaceae Chevall. (1826) |
| Genera | |
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Acrogenospora | |
The Hysteriaceae are a taxonomic family of fungi and the only extant family of the order Hysteriales. Members of the Hysteriaceae are defined by the possession of a sexual structure called the hysterothecium, an elongated structure that opens by a longitudinal slit and releases sexually produced spores. The family is widely distributed, with many species found in temperate regions,[1] and most are saprobic on wood and bark, although a few are parasitic on plants.[2]
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Blackwell, Meredith; Alexopoulos, Constantine John; Mims, Charles W. (1996). Introductory Mycology. New York: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-52229-5.