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 language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Mycota |
Subtitle of host publication | A Comprehensive Treatise on Fungi As Experimental Systems for Basic and Applied Research: VII Systematics and Evolution Part B 2nd Edition |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 121-141 |
Number of pages | 21 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783662460115 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783662460108 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences