Verrucariales is an order of ascomycetous fungi within the subclass Chaetothyriomycetidae of the class Eurotiomycetes. Although most of the Verrucariales are lichenised,[1] the family Sarcopyreniaceae consists of 11 species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi.[2]
Verrucariales | |
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Unidentified specimen of Verrucaria | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Subclass: | Chaetothyriomycetidae |
Order: | Verrucariales Mattick ex D.Hawksw. & O.E.Erikss. (1986) |
Families | |
Phylogenomic analysis suggests that the divergence between the lichenized Verrucariales and nonlichenized Chaetothyriales occurred about 131 million years ago.[3]
There are some genera in the Verrucariales that have not been placed with certainty into any family. These are:[4]