Chaetomiaceae

E580449
fungal family taxon

Chaetomiaceae is a family of filamentous ascomycete fungi that includes many cellulose-degrading species commonly found in soil, dung, and decaying plant material.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Chaetomium 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fungal family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
class Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsGenus Achaetomium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amesia ⓘ
Chaetomium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Collariella NERFINISHED ⓘ
Corynascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dichotomopilus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Farrowia ⓘ
Humicola NERFINISHED ⓘ
Melanocarpus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Myceliophthora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ovatospora NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parachaetomium NERFINISHED ⓘ
Subramaniula NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thermoascus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thermomyces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thielavia ⓘ
Trichocladium NERFINISHED ⓘ
distribution cosmopolitan ⓘ
division Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecologicalRole cellulose degrader ⓘ
saprotroph ⓘ
enzymeProduction cellulases ⓘ
hemicellulases ⓘ
lignocellulolytic enzymes ⓘ
importance important in decomposition of plant biomass ⓘ
industrialUse source of thermostable enzymes ⓘ
kingdom Fungi NERFINISHED ⓘ
metabolism aerobic ⓘ
morphology filamentous fungi ⓘ
namedBy Gustav Lindau NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Sordariales NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ
potentialImpactOnHumans some species are indoor contaminants ⓘ
some species are opportunistic pathogens ⓘ
relatedClass Eurotiomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedOrder Microascales NERFINISHED ⓘ
reproductiveType ascomycete ⓘ
sporeType ascospore ⓘ
subdivision Pezizomycotina NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ
temperaturePreference mesophilic ⓘ
thermophilic ⓘ
typeGenus Chaetomium NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalHabitat compost ⓘ
decaying plant material ⓘ
dung ⓘ
indoor environments ⓘ
soil ⓘ
yearDescribed 1897 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sordariales → contains → Chaetomiaceae ⓘ
Sordariales → includesGenus → Chaetomiaceae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chaetomium