XYLARIACEAE Tul. & C. Tul.
(a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Amphirosellinia evansii
a fungus
Species 1 ident. refs
Annulohypoxylon
a genus of fungi
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 1 images 2 ident. refs
Anthostomella
a genus of pyrenomycetes
Genus 4 subtaxa 4 ident. refs
Biscogniauxia
a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 28 images 4 ident. refs
Daldinia
cramp-balls
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 25 images 8 ident. refs
Euepixylon udum
a stromatic pyrenomycete
Species 1 ident. refs
Hypoxylon
woodwart fungi
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 		Genus 6 subtaxa 54 images 14 ident. refs
Kretzschmaria deusta
Brittle Cinder
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 		Species 16 images 2 ident. refs
Nemania
a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Nodulisporium
a genus of anamorphic fungi
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 6 images 1 ident. refs
Podosordaria
a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 5 images 1 ident. refs
Poronia
a genus of fungi
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 41 images 6 ident. refs
Rosellinia
a genus of pyrenomycetes
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 7 images 2 ident. refs
Xylaria
a genus of stromatic pyrenomycetes
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 		Genus 11 subtaxa 26 images 13 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyXYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes)
OrderXYLARIALES (an order of pyrenomycetes)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fournier, J & Magni, J-F. Pyrenomycetes (from southwest France) pyrenomycetes.free.fr/index.htm
Rogers, J.D., Ju, J.-M. & Adams, M.J. Home of the Xylariaceae mycology.sinica.edu.tw/xylariaceae/default.asp

XYLARIACEAE (a family of stromatic pyrenomycetes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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