Belongs within: Sordariomycetes.
Contains: Halosphaeriaceae.
The Microascales are a group of fungi that are mostly saprobic in soil or decaying vegetation.
Characters (Kirk et al. 2008): Stromata absent. Ascomata solitary, perithecial or cleistothecial, usually black, thin-walled, sometimes with well-developed smooth setae. Interascal tissue absent or rarely of undifferentiated hyphae. Asci ± globose to clavate, very thin-walled, evanescent, 8-spored, sometimes formed in chains. Ascospores hyaline, yellow or reddish brown, aseptate or septate, sometimes curved, sometimes with very inconspicuous germ pores, with or without a sheath. Anamorphs hyphomycetous, prominent. Saprobic from soil or rotting vegetation, sometimes marine, a few opportunistic human and animal pathogens.
<==Microascales
|--Ceratocystis Ellis & Halst. 1890KC01 (see below for synonymy)
| |--‘Thielaviopsis’ basicolaAGS93
| |--C. fimbriataJKW03
| |--C. laricicolaJKW03
| |--C. minorL86
| |--C. polonicaJKW03
| `--C. virescensZB01
`--+--Graphium Corda 1837HM17, KC01 (see below for synonymy)
| | i. s.: G. aphtosaeA96
| | G. calicioidesHWB03
| | G. putredinisJKW03
| | G. rubrumJKW03
| | G. silanumJKW03
| |--+--*G. penicillioidesJKW03
| | `--G. basitruncatumJKW03
| `--+--G. fimbriisporum (Morelet) Jacobs, Kirisits & Wingfield 2003 (see below for synonymy)JKW03
| `--+--G. laricis Jacobs, Kirisits & Wingfield 2003JKW03
| `--G. pseudormiticum Mouton & Wingf. 1994JKW03
`--+--+--Ascosalsum cincinnatulumLK04
| |--HalosphaeriaceaeHM17
| `--+--Magnisphaera stevemossagoLK04
| `--Sagaaromyces abonnisLK04
`--+--+--‘Graphium’ fructicolaJKW03
| `--‘Graphium’ tectonaeJKW03
`--+--‘Graphium’ eumorphumJKW03
`--Microascaceae [Lophotrichaceae]HM17
| i. s.: Anekabeeja Udaiyan & Hosag. 1992EB03O, KC01
| Canariomyces Arx 1984KC01
| Enterocarpus Locq.-Lin. 1977KC01
| Kernia Nieuwl. 1916 [=Magnusia Sacc. 1878 non Klotzsch 1854]KC01
| Lophotrichus Benj. 1949KC01
| Pithoascus Arx 1973KC01
| Cephalotrichum Link 1809 (see below for synonymy)KC01
| Trichurus Clem. 1896KC01
|--+--Petriella Curzi 1930JC03, KC01
| | `--P. setiferaJKW03
| `--Pseudallescheria Negr. & Fisch. 1944JKW03, KC01 (see below for synonymy)
| |--P. boydiiJKW03
| `--P. ellipsoideaJC03
`--+--Doratomyces Corda 1829HM17, KC01 [incl. Synpenicillium Costantin 1888KC01]
| `--D. stemonitisHM17
`--Microascus Zukal 1885JKW03, KC01 (see below for synonymy)
|--M. brevicaulis Abbott in Abbott et al. 1998 [incl. *Scopulariopsis brevicaulis]E99
|--‘Scopulariopsis’ brumptiiSC97
|--M. cirrosusJKW03
|--‘Scopulariopsis’ fimicolaKC01
|--M. longirostrisHM17
`--M. trigonosporusHWB03
Microascales incertae sedis:
Gondwanamyces Marais & Wingfield in Marais et al. 1998EB03O, E99 [GondwanamycetaceaeHM17]
|--*G. proteae (Wingf., van Wyk & Marasas) Marais & Wingfield in Marais et al. 1998E99
`--G. capensis (Wingf. & van Wyk) Marais & Wingfield in Marais et al. 1998E99
Viennotidea Negru & Verona ex Rogerson 1970EB03O, RS99
|--*V. spermosphaericiRS99
|--V. fimicola [=Sphaeronaemella fimicola; incl. Gabarnaudia fimicola]RS99
|--V. humicola [=Sphaeronaemella humicola]RS99
`--V. raphaniRS99
Sporendocladia Arnaud ex Nag Raf & Kendr. 1975JC03, KC01
`--S. bactrospora [=Phialocephala bactrospora]JC03
ChadefaudiellaceaeEB03O
|--Chadefaudiella Faurel & Schotter 1966KC01
`--Faurelina Locq.-Lin. 1975KC01
Ambrosiella Brader 1964SS09, KC01
`--A. xyleboriSS09
Sphaeronaemella Karsten 1884KC01
`--*S. helvellae (Karsten) Karsten 1884 (see below for synonymy)RS99
Cephalotrichum Link 1809 [=Berkeleyna Kuntze 1898, Stelechotrichum Ritgen 1831 (nom. inv.); incl. Capnostysanus Speg. 1918, Stysanopsis Ferraris 1909, Stysanus Corda 1837]KC01
Ceratocystis Ellis & Halst. 1890KC01 [incl. Chaetonaemosphaera Schwarzman 1968KC01, Chalaropsis Peyronel 1916KC01, Endoconidiophora Münch 1907KC01, Graphiocladiella Upadhyay 1981KC01, Hyalopesotum Upadhyay & Kendr. 1975KC01, Milowia Massee 1884KC01, Mycorhynchella Höhn. 1918KC01, Pachnodium Upadhyay & Kendr. 1975KC01, Rhynchophoma Karst. 1884KC01, Rostrella Fabre 1879KC01, Thielaviopsis Went. 1893KC01; CeratocystidaceaeHM17]
Graphium Corda 1837 non Scopoli 1777 (ICZN)HM17, KC01 [incl. Ceratopodium Corda 1837KC01, Phialographium Upadhyay & Kendr. 1974KC01; Graphiaceae]
Graphium fimbriisporum (Morelet) Jacobs, Kirisits & Wingfield 2003 [=Rhexographium fimbriisporum Morelet 1995, R. fimbriasporum (l. c.)]JKW03
Microascus Zukal 1885JKW03, KC01 [incl. Acaulium Sopp 1912KC01, Fairmania Sacc. 1906KC01, Masonia Sm. 1952 non Hansf. 1944KC01, Masoniella Sm. 1952KC01, Nephrospora Loubière 1923KC01, Peristomium Lechmere 1912KC01, Phaeoscopulariopsis Ota 1928KC01, Scopulariopsis Bainier 1907KC01, Wardomyces Brooks & Hansf. 1923KC01, Wardomycopsis Udagawa & Furuya 1978KC01]
Pseudallescheria Negr. & Fisch. 1944JKW03, KC01 [incl. Petriellidium Malloch 1970KC01, Scedosporium Sacc. ex Castell. & Chalm. 1919KC01]
*Sphaeronaemella helvellae (Karsten) Karsten 1884 [=Sphaeria helvellae Karsten 1867, Ceratocystis helvellae (Karsten) Upadhyay 1981, Sphaeronaema helvellae (Karsten) Jacz. 1898; incl. Melanospora karstenii Arx & Müller 1954]RS99
*Type species of generic name indicated
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