Database details
| Full name: | Home of the Xylariaceae |
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| Short name: | Xylariaceae |
| Version: | 8.0, Sep 2008 |
| Release date: | 2008-09-05 |
| Authors/editors: | Y.M. Ju & J. Rogers |
| Taxonomic coverage: | Fungi - Ascomycota - Ascomycetes - Xylariales - Xylariaceae |
| English name of the group: | Fungi associated with dead wood |
| Number of species: | 270 |
| Number of infraspecific taxa: | 57 |
| Number of synonyms: | 810 |
| Number of common names: | 4 |
| Total number of names: | 1,141 |
| Abstract: | Members of the Xylariaceae are among the most commonly encountered groups of ascomycetes. Most are inhabitants of wood, seeds, fruits or leaves of angiosperms; some are associated with insect nests. Whilst most are saprobic and decay wood, some are plant pathogens; many are endophytes. They are commonly found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the World. |
| Organization: | Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; Deptartment of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, USA |
| Website: |
http://mycology.sinica.edu.tw/xylariaceae/default.asp |