| Cordieritidaceae | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Unguiculariopsis ravenelii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Cyttariales |
| Family: | Cordieritidaceae Sacc. (1889) |
| Type genus | |
| Cordierites Mont. (1840) | |
Cordieritidaceae is a family of fungi in the order Cyttariales. Species in this family are saprobes or lichenicolous. [1]
The ascomata of Cordieritidaceae species are apothecial, and range in shape from disc-shaped, cup-shaped, funnel-shaped, to ear-shaped. They are either sessile or stipitate, sometimes arising from a common base or from branched stipes with a dark stroma, and they are sometimes covered with hairs. [1]