Pezizomycotina: Eurotiomycetes

David M. Geiser, Katherine F. Lobuglio, CéCile Gueidan

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Abstract

The class Eurotiomycetes is a morphologically and ecologically diverse clade of filamentous ascomycetes (Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina). Based on a series of molecular phylogenetic discoveries, the taxonomic concept has expanded significantly in the past decade. While our phylogenetic knowledge has advanced greatly, we still lack a satisfactorily comprehensive multilocus phylogeny for the group. Eurotiomycetes comprises at least nine orders distributed in three subclasses (Eurotiomycetidae, Chaetothyriomycetidae, Mycocaliciomycetidae), as well as the unresolved coelomycetous taxon Cirrosporium. This chapter will summarize current knowledge of the morphological, ecological, and biological diversity of Eurotiomycetes and place it in an evolutionary and taxonomic context.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Mycota
Subtitle of host publicationA Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi As Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research: VII Systematics and Evolution Part B 2nd Edition
PublisherSpringer Berlin Heidelberg
Pages121-141
Number of pages21
ISBN (Electronic)9783662460115
ISBN (Print)9783662460108
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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