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Nitschkiaceae
Nitschkia grevillei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Coronophorales
Family: Nitschkiaceae
Nannf. (1932)
Type genus
Nitschkia
G.H.Otth ex P.Karst. (1873)

The Nitschkiaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, order Coronophorales. Species in the family are mostly saprobic on wood, although some grow on lichens. [1]

Genera

This is a list of the genera in the Nitschkiaceae, based on a 2021 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues. [2] Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:

Species Fungorum also lists Sydowinula moravica Petr. (1923) Nitschkiaceae. [3]

References

  1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 242. ISBN  0-85199-827-5.
  2. ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi: 10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl: 10481/76378. S2CID  249054641.
  3. ^ "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 11 November 2022.