Trichocomaceae
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Trichocomaceae | |
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Culture of Penicillium purpurogenum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Trichocomaceae E.Fisch. (1897)
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Type genus | |
Trichocoma Jungh. (1838) | |
Genera[1] | |
The Trichocomaceae are a
saprobes with aggressive colonization strategies, adaptable to extreme environmental conditions. Family members are cosmopolitan
in distribution, ubiquitous in soil, and common associates of decaying plant and food material.
Taxonomy
When first described, the family contained some of the most familiar fungi, such as Penicillium and Aspergillus. In 2011, it was proposed, that the family should be split into the three families Aspergillaceae, Thermoascaceae and Trichocomaceae.[2]
In an updated phylogeny of the
Mycobank database, some of which await clarification of their standing.[3]
References
- Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. CABI: Singapore. 456 pp.
- Pitt JL, Samson RA, Frisvad JC. (2000). List of accepted species and their synonyms in the family Trichocomaceae. Integration of Modern Taxonomic Methods for Penicillium and Aspergillus Classification (Amsterdam): 9–49.
External links
- Media related to Trichocomaceae at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Trichocomaceae at Wikispecies