Trichocomaceae

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Trichocomaceae
Culture of Penicillium purpurogenum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
E.Fisch.
(1897)
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.

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