Helotiales
Helotiales is an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the division Ascomycota. The taxonomy within Helotiales has been debated. It has expanded significantly as genomic techniques for taxonomical identification have become more commonly used. As of February 2020, the order is estimated to contain 30 accepted families, 519 genera, and 6266 species.
Helotiales is the largest order of non-stromatic discomycetes that usually, but not always, have brightly coloured apothecia. Many members of the family have obviously cup-shaped ascomata with little or no stipes. They are usually found fruiting on coarse or large wood debris as well as on other organic matter.
60 branches of this order, most-observed first
Powdery Mildews
familyErysiphaceae
Chlorociboriaceae
familyChlorociboriaceae
Pezizellaceae
familyPezizellaceae
Gelatinodiscaceae
familyGelatinodiscaceae
Helotiaceae
familyHelotiaceae
Lachnaceae
familyLachnaceae
Sclerotiniaceae
familySclerotiniaceae
Mollisiaceae
familyMollisiaceae
Drepanopezizaceae
familyDrepanopezizaceae
Mitrulaceae
familyMitrulaceae
Cyttariaceae
familyCyttariaceae
Cenangiaceae
familyCenangiaceae
Ascodichaenaceae
familyAscodichaenaceae
Chlorospleniaceae
familyChlorospleniaceae
Rutstroemiaceae
familyRutstroemiaceae
Tricladiaceae
familyTricladiaceae
Vibrisseaceae
familyVibrisseaceae
Cordieritidaceae
familyCordieritidaceae
Arachnopezizaceae
familyArachnopezizaceae
Solenopeziaceae
familySolenopeziaceae
Hyaloscyphaceae
familyHyaloscyphaceae
Ploettnerulaceae
familyPloettnerulaceae
Dermateaceae
familyDermateaceae
Calloriaceae
familyCalloriaceae
Discinellaceae
familyDiscinellaceae
Tetracladium
genusTetracladium
Banksiamyces
genusBanksiamyces
Eustilbum
genusEustilbum
Cryptocline
genusCryptocline
Bryoglossaceae
familyBryoglossaceae
Godroniaceae
familyGodroniaceae
Pseudomitrulaceae
familyPseudomitrulaceae
Stamnaria
genusStamnaria
Patinellaria
genusPatinellaria
Cistella
genusCistella
Hyphodiscaceae
familyHyphodiscaceae
Podophacidium
genusPodophacidium
Polydesmia
genusPolydesmia
Roseodiscus
genusRoseodiscus
Strossmayeria
genusStrossmayeria
Crocicreas
genusCrocicreas
Sorokina
genusSorokina
Heterosphaeriaceae
familyHeterosphaeriaceae
Encoeliopsis
genusEncoeliopsis
Trichotheca
genusTrichotheca
Monostichella
genusMonostichella
Scytalidium
genusScytalidium
Leptodontidiaceae
familyLeptodontidiaceae
Dactylaria
genusDactylaria
Cryptohymenium
genusCryptohymenium
Myxotrichaceae
familyMyxotrichaceae
Peltigeromycetaceae
familyPeltigeromycetaceae
Rhexocercosporidium
genusRhexocercosporidium
Ascocorticiaceae
familyAscocorticiaceae
Dematioscypha
genusDematioscypha
Ascoclavulina
genusAscoclavulina
Cashiella
genusCashiella
Helotiales sp. 'GA01'
speciesHelotiales sp. 'GA01'
Helotiales sp. 'PNW01'
speciesHelotiales sp. 'PNW01'
Margaritispora
genusMargaritispora
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49073.