Xylariaceae
E589291
Xylariaceae is a family of ascomycete fungi best known for its wood-decaying species, many of which produce dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies on dead plant material.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xylariaceae canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| class | Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Annulohypoxylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biscogniauxia NERFINISHED ⓘ Camillea NERFINISHED ⓘ Daldinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hypoxylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kretzschmaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemania NERFINISHED ⓘ Poronia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosellinia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thamnomyces NERFINISHED ⓘ Xylaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
decomposer of wood
ⓘ
endophyte in plants ⓘ |
| foundInBiome |
temperate forests
ⓘ
tropical forests ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ascomycete fungi
ⓘ
often produces club-shaped stromata ⓘ often produces dark fruiting bodies ⓘ perithecial ascomata embedded in stromata ⓘ saprobic on dead plant material ⓘ wood-decaying ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Ascomycota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sordariomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Xylariales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
charcoal-like stromata on wood
ⓘ
club-shaped fruiting bodies on dead plant material ⓘ |
| namedBy | Theodor Rudolph Joseph Nitschke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Xylariales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
ascospores
ⓘ
secondary metabolites ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure | ascospore-producing perithecia ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pezizomycotina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Xylaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalSubstrate |
dead wood
ⓘ
decaying logs ⓘ fallen branches ⓘ plant litter ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1869 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.