It was introduced by Luttrell (1951) to accommodate genus Microascus which was originally placed in family
Ophiostomataceae (Nannfeldt 1932,[4]) or
Eurotiaceae in
Eunotiales order, (Moreau and Moreau 1953;[5] Emmons and Dodge 1931;[6] Doguet 1957).[7] Then Malloch (1970) validated the family and accepted genera, Kernia, Lophotrichus and Petriellidium in the family.[2]
Sandoval-Denis et al. (2016a,[8] b,[9]) revised Microascaceae and proposed several new taxa and combinations under Microascaceae based on multi-locus phylogenetic analysis. The last treatment of Microascaceae was provided by Hyde et al. (2020),[10] and 23 genera were accepted. Species in this family have a worldwide distribution and most species are
saprobes in soil, dung or on decaying plant materials (Seifert et al. 2011;[11] de Beer et al. 2013;[12] Sandoval-Denis et al. 2016 a,[8] b;[9] Hyde et al. 2020a),[10] while a few species are opportunistic pathogens of humans (de Hoog et al. 2011;[13] Sandoval-Denis et al. 2013,[14] 2016;[8] Lackner et al. 2014).[15]
Description
Microascaceae species have spherical to irregularly shaped, darkly colored
fruit bodies. They are usually hairy and rarely smooth. The smooth
spores are reddish brown to copper colored, one-celled, and have a
germ pore at one or both ends.
Asci can occur singly or in chains.[2]
Genera
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with number of species);[3]
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^Nannfeldt, J.A. (1932). "Studien über die Morphologie und Systematik der nichtlichenisierten inoperculaten Discomyceten". Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. Ser. IV. 8: 1–368.
^Moreau, F.; Moreau, M. (1953). "Etude du développement de quelques Aspergillacées". Rev. Mycot. 18: 165–180.
^Emmona, C.W.; Dodge, B.O. (1931). "The ascosporic stage of species of Scopulariopsis". Mycologia. 23: 313–331.
^Doguet, G. (1957). "Organogenie du Microascus stysanophorus (Matt.) Curzi". Bull. Soc. Mycol. France. 73: 165–178.
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abcSandoval-Denis, M.; Gené, J.; Sutton, D.A.; Cano-Lira, J.F.; de Hoog, G.S.; Decock, C.A.; Wiederhold, N.P.; Guarro, J. (2016a). "Redefining Microascus, Scopulariopsis and allied genera". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 36: 1–36.
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abSandoval-Denis, M.; Gené, J.; Sutton, D.A.; Wiederhold, N.P.; Cano-Lira, J.F.; Guarro, J. (2016b). "New species of Cladosporium associated with human and animal infections". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 36: 281.
^Seifert, K.A.; Gams, W. (2011). "The genera of Hyphomycetes – 2011 update". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 27: 119–129.
^de Beer, Z.W.; Seifert, K.A.; Wingfield, M.J. (2013). "A nomenclator for ophiostomatoid genera and species in the Ophiostomatales and Microascales.". Ophiostomatoid fungi: Expanding frontiers (12 ed.). Utrecht, CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre.: CBS Biodiversity Series. pp. 261–268.
^de Hoog G.S., Guarro J., Gené J., Figueras M.J. (2011) Atlas of clinical fungi. CD-ROM version 3.1. CBS-KNAW Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
^Sandoval-Denis, M.; Sutton, D.A.; Fothergill, A.W.; Cano-Lira, J.; Gené, J.; Decock, C.A.; de Hoog, G.S.; Guarro, J. (2013). "Scopulariopsis, a poorly known opportunistic fungus: 4450 spectrum of species in clinical samples and in vitro responses to antifungal drugs". J. Clin. Microbiol. 51: 3937–3943.
^Lackner, Michaela; de Hoog, G. Sybren; Yang, Liyue; Ferreira Moreno, Leandro; Ahmed, Sarah A.; Andreas, Fritz; Kaltseis, Josef; Nagl, Markus; Lass-Flörl, Cornelia; Risslegger, Brigitte; Rambach, Günter (2014-07-01). "Proposed nomenclature for Pseudallescheria, Scedosporium and related genera". Fungal Diversity. 67 (1): 1–10.
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