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Sordariaceae
Sign in to saveThe Sordariaceae are a family of perithecial fungi within the Sordariales order.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassSordariomycetes
- OrderSordariales
- FamilySordariaceae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded21,521
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Sordariaceae
- Collections
- CIIDIR-IPN, CUP, MIN, O
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Norway, Jamaica
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Systematics
- References
The Sordariaceae are a family of perithecial fungi within the Sordariales order.
The family includes the important model organism Neurospora crassa that is used in genetic research. Members of the family include the red bread molds in the genus Neurospora, including Neurospora sitophila, which is used to produce the fermented food oncom. Other species in the family inhabit herbivore dung or plant parts.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sordariaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.