Ophiostomataceae

E23677

fungal family taxon

Ophiostomataceae is a family of fungi that includes several important tree pathogens, notably species responsible for Dutch elm disease.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fungal family → taxon →
associatedWith	bark beetles →
belongsToGroup	ophiostomatoid fungi →
class	Sordariomycetes →
distribution	worldwide →
division	Ascomycota →
ecologicalRole	endophyte → plant pathogen → saprobe →
habitat	galleries of bark beetles → wood of trees →
host	elm trees →
impact	causes economic losses in forestry → causes mortality of urban trees → causes vascular wilts in trees →
includesGenus	Ceratocystis → Fragosphaeria → Graphilbum → Hyalorhinocladiella → Leptographium → Ophiostoma → Pesotum → Raffaelea → Sporothrix → Subbaromyces →
includesSpecies	Ophiostoma himal-ulmi → Ophiostoma novo-ulmi → Ophiostoma ulmi →
kingdom	Fungi →
morphology	produces perithecial ascomata → produces sticky spore masses adapted for insect dispersal →
namedBy	C. J. Alexopoulos → G. C. Carroll → J. H. Frankland → T. H. Korf →
notableFor	includes pathogens causing Dutch elm disease →
order	Ophiostomatales →
reproduction	asexual spores → sexual ascospores →
studiedInField	forest pathology → mycology →
subdivision	Pezizomycotina →
taxonRank	family →
transmissionVector	bark beetles →
typeGenus	Ophiostoma →
yearDescribed	1984 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ophiostoma → Ophiostoma himal-ulmi → Ophiostoma ips → Ophiostoma novo-ulmi → Ophiostoma piceae → Ophiostoma quercus → Ophiostoma ulmi →	family
Ophiostoma ("Ophiostomatales") → Ophiostoma novo-ulmi ("Ophiostomatales") → Ophiostoma ulmi ("Ophiostomatales") → Ophiostomataceae ("Ophiostomatales") →	order
Sordariomycetes ("Ophiostomatales") →	includesOrder