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Ascomycota

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Ascomycota Whittaker
2005Ascomycota Adl et al. p. 401 figs. Table 1
2008Ascomycota Taylor et al. p. 1027
2018Ascomycota Tedersoo et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomFungiJahn and Jahn 1959
subkingdomDikaryaHibbett et al. 2007
RankNameAuthor
phylumAscomycotaWhittaker 1959
phylumAscomycotaWhittaker 1959

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ph. Ascomycota Whittaker 1959
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Or. Capnodiales Woronichin 1925
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Fm. Metacapnodiaceae Hughes and Corlett 1972
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G. Metacapnodium Spegazzini 1918
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G. Opegrapha Acharius 1809
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†Opegrapha antiqua Lesquereux 1872
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G. †Caenomyces Berry 1916
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†Caenomyces annulata Berry 1916
†Caenomyces cassiae Berry 1916
†Caenomyces laurinea Berry 1916
†Caenomyces sapotae Berry 1916
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G. †Dictyotopileos Dilcher 1965
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†Dictyotopileos yalensis Dilcher 1965
G. †Plochmopeltinites Cookson 1947
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†Plochmopeltinites masoni Cookson 1947
G. †Shortensis Dilcher 1965
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†Shortensis memorabilis Dilcher 1965
G. †Mycogemma Zalessky 1915
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†Mycogemma saccharomycoides Zalessky 1915
G. †Onakawanus Radforth 1958
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†Onakawanus varitas Radforth 1958
G. †Palaeoleptosphaeria Barlinge and Paradkar 1982
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†Palaeoleptosphaeria intertrappeana Barlinge and Paradkar 1982
Subph. Pezizomycotina Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Cl. Collemopsidiomycetes Tedersoo et al. 2018
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Invalid names: Collemopsidiales Pérez-Ortega et al. 2016 [empty]
Cl. Dothideomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Or. Asterinales Barr 1976
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G. †Palaeoasterina Mitra et al. 2002
Or. Microthyriales Arnaud 1925
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G. †Asterothyrites Cookson 1947
G. †Brefeldiellites Dilcher 1965
G. †Callimothallus Dilcher 1965
G. †Euthythyrites Cookson 1947
G. †Microthallites Dilcher 1965
G. †Microthyriacites Cookson 1947
G. Microthyrium Desmazières
G. †Notothyrites Cookson 1947
G. †Paramicrothallites Jain and Gupta 1970
G. †Parmathyrites Jain and Gupta 1970
G. †Pelicothallos Dilcher 1965
G. †Phragmothyrites Edwards 1922
G. †Trichothyrites Rosendahl 1943
Cl. Eurotiomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Fm. Trichocomaceae Fisch 1879
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G. Aspergillus Micheli 1809
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†Aspergillus collembolorum Dorfelt and Schmidt 2005
Cl. Laboulbeniomycetes Engler 1898
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Or. Laboulbeniales Engler 1898
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Fm. Laboulbeniaceae Winter 1886
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Tr. Laboulbenieae Thaxter 1896
Cl. Lecanoromycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Or. Lecanorales Nannfeldt 1932
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Fm. Ramalinaceae Agardh 1821
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G. Phyllopsora Muller Argoviensis 1894
Invalid names: Bacidiaceae Watson 1929 [empty]
Cl. Pezizomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Or. Pezizales Schröter 1897
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Fm. Morchellaceae Reichenbach 1834
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G. †Paleomorchella Poinar 2016
Cl. Sordariomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Subcl. Hypocreomycetidae Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Or. Hypocreales Lindau 1897
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G. †Entropezites Poinar and Buckley 2007
G. †Mycetophagites Poinar and Buckley 2007
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G. Meliola Fries
G. †Palaeosordaria Sahni and Rao 1943
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†Palaeosordaria lagena Sahni and Rao 1943
Or. Xylariales Nannfeldt 1932
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Fm. Xylariaceae Tulasne and Tulasne 1863
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G. Xylaria Hill 1789
Invalid names: Arthoniomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997 [empty], Coniocybomycetes Prieto and Wedin 2013 [empty], Geoglossomycetes Wang et al. 2009 [empty], Leotiomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997 [empty], Lichinomycetes Reeb et al. 2004 [empty], Orbiliomycetes Eriksson and Baral 2003 [empty], Xylonomycetes Gazis and Chaverri 2012 [empty]
G. †Phacidiopsis Geyler 1887
G. †Protoascon Batra et al. 1964
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†Protoascon missouriensis Batra et al. 1964
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G. †Erysiphites Meschinelli 1898
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†Erysiphites protogaeus Schmalhausen 1898
G. †Eurotites Meschinelli 1892
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†Eurotites elegans Goeppert and Menge 1853
G. †Laestadites Meschinelli 1892
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†Laestadites nathorstii Meschinelli 1892
G. †Rosellinites Meschinelli 1892
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Subph. Saccharomycotina Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Invalid names: Saccharomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997 [empty]
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G. Didymosphaeria Fuckel 1870
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†Didymosphaeria betheli Cockerell 1908
G. †Sphaerites Unger 1850
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†Sphaerites alabamensis Berry 1919
†Sphaerites lesquereuxi Meschinelli 1892
†Sphaerites myricae Lesquereux 1872
†Sphaerites problematicus Knowlton 1891
Subph. Taphrinomycotina Eriksson and Winka 1997
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Invalid names: Archaeorhizomycetes Rosling and James 2011 [empty], Neolectomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997 [empty], Pneumocystidomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997 [empty], Schizosaccharomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997 [empty], Taphrinomycetes Eriksson and Winka 1997 [empty]
Invalid names: Coelomycetes [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Holocene or 259.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 254.17 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Rosellinites sp. 1 (29513)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Australia (Victoria) Microthyriacites sp. (33923)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0India Microthyriaceae indet. (224605)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Mycetophagites atrebora, Entropezites patricii (123429)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5South Sudan Callimothallus sp. (200021)
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6South Sudan Callimothallus sp. (199976)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0South Sudan Callimothallus sp. (199954 199956 199958 199961 199964 199965)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Notothyrites sp., Phragmothyrites eocaenica (26370)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0South Sudan Callimothallus sp. (199948 199949)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7India (Madhya Pradesh) Palaeosordaria lagena (181126)
Paleocene - Oligocene66.0 - 23.03Canada (Nunavut) Phragmothyrites eocaenicus (102066)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.03India (Madhya Pradesh) Palaeocytosphaera intertrappeana, Palaeoleptosphaeria intertrappeana, Rabenhorstinidium intertrappeum, Sarcophoma decanii, Sirophoma sp. (224606)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0India (Rajasthan) Microthyriacites cooksonii, Microthyriacites sahnii (224712)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Sphaerites claibornensis (212698)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Plochmopeltinites masonii (144274 144275 144277)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India (Gujarat) Phragmothyrites eocaenicus (224627)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Argentina (Neuquén) Microthallites sp. (171385)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Argentina (Neuquén) Microthallites sp. (136911)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Sphaerites claibornensis (212696)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Aspergillus collembolorum (123419)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Didymosphaeria betheli (24209)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03New Zealand (Otago) Ascomycota indet. (191651)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Ascomycota indet. (191653)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Ethiopia Lecanorales indet. (227286)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Costa Rica Microthyrium sp. (31168)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Tamil Nadu) Microthyriaceae indet. (224618)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333India (Kerala) Microthyriacites cooksonii, Microthyriacites edwardsii (224891)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97New Zealand (Otago) Ascomycota indet., Metacapnodium sp. (191650)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Columnomyces electri (217200) Phyllopsora dominicanus, Xylaria antiqua, Paleomorchella dominicana (122472)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Rosellinites congregatus (27548 27552)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Poland (Silesia) Rosellinites areolatus, Microthyrium microscopicum (28443) Rosellinites areolatus, Rosellinites congregatus, Microthyrium microscopicum (28442)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781India (Arunachal Pradesh) Palaeoasterina siwalika (224508)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antarctica Ascomycota indet. (177151)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bahamas (Great Abaco Island) Microthyriacites spp. (144662)