Lulworthiales

Lulworthiales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Lulworthiales Kohlm., Spatafora & Volkm.-Kohlm., 2000
Families
Lulworthiaceae

Lulworthiales is a monotypic order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes and also subclass Lulworthiomycetidae. ^[1]

The order Lulworthiales, with its sole family Lulworthiaceae, consists of strictly marine fungal genera found on a wide range of substrates such as seagrasses (including Posidonia oceanica ^[2] ), seaweeds, and seafoam. Order Lulworthiales was introduced on the basis of morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses built upon LSU and SSU partial sequences to accommodate the polyphyletic genera Lulworthia and Lindra .

Members of this family (and order) are well-known cellulase producers and can break down complex lignocellulose compounds, thus contributing to the recycling of nutrients. ^[3] Morphologically, they are characterized by ascomata which is subglobose to cylindrical, 8-spored asci, cylindrical to fusiform and filamentous ascospores with end chambers filled with mucus (the latter character is missing in Lindra). ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of fungal orders

References

1. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi: 10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8 . hdl: 10481/61998 .
2. Panno, L.; Bruno, M.; Voyron, S.; Anastasi, A.; Gnavi, G.; Miserere, L.; Varese, G.C. (2013). "Diversity, ecological role and potential biotechnological applications of marine fungi associated to the seagrass Posidonia oceanica". New Biotechnol. 30: 685–694.
3. Raghukumar, S. (2017). "Fungi in Coastal and Oceanic Marine Ecosystems". Marine Fungi. Cham, Switzerland: download.
4. Kohlmeyer, J.; Spatafora, J.W.; Volkmann-Kohlmeyer, B. (2000). "Lulworthiales, a new order of marine Ascomycota". Mycologia. 92: 453–458.
5. Campbell, J.; Inderbitzin, P.; Kohlmeyer, J.; Volkmann-Kohlmeyer, B. (2009). "Koralionastetales, a new order of marine Ascomycota in the Sordariomycetes". Mycol. Res. 113: 373–380.

External links

• Data related to Lulworthiales at Wikispecies