Xylariaceae


The Xylariaceae are a family of mostly small ascomycetous fungi. It is one of the most commonly encountered groups of ascomycetes and is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world. They are typically found on wood, seeds, fruits, or plant leaves, some even associated with insect nests. Most decay wood and many are plant pathogens.
One example of this family is King Alfred's Cake.
Phylogenetic analyses published in 2009 suggest that there are two main lineages in this family, Hypoxyloideae and Xylarioideae.

Genera

This is a complete list of genera in the Xylariaceae, based on the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota. A question mark before the genus name indicates that the placement of that taxon in this family is uncertain.
Amphirosellinia
Annulohypoxylon
Anthostomella
Appendixia
Areolospora
?Ascotricha
Ascovirgaria
Astrocystis
Barrmaelia
Biscogniauxia
Calceomyces
Camillea
Chaenocarpus
Collodiscula
Creosphaeria
Cyanopulvis
Daldinia
Discoxylaria
?Emarcea
Engleromyces
Entoleuca
Entonaema
Euepixylon
Fasciatispora
Fassia
Gigantospora
Guestia
Halorosellinia
Helicogermslita
Holttumia
Hypocopra
Hypoxylon
Induratia
Jumillera
Kretzschmaria
Kretzschmariella
Leprieuria
?Leptomassaria
Lopadostoma
Muscodor
Myconeesia
Nemania
Nipicola
Obolarina
Occultitheca
Ophiorosellinia
Pandanicola
Paramphisphaeria
?Paucithecium
Phylacia
Pidoplitchkoviella
Podosordaria
Poroleprieuria
Poronia
Pyrenomyxa
Rhopalostroma
Rosellinia
Sabalicola
Sarcoxylon
?Sclerodermatopsis
?Seynesia
Spirodecospora
Stereosphaeria
Stilbohypoxylon
Striatodecospora
Stromatoneurospora
Thamnomyces
Theissenia
Thuemenella
Vivantia
Wawelia
Whalleya
Xylaria
Xylocoremium
Xylotumulus