Class

Sordariomycetes

Hypomyces lateritius. Photo: (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota), consisting of 28 orders, 90 families, 1344 genera. Sordariomycetes is from the Latin sordes (filth) because some species grow in animal feces, though growth habits vary widely across the class.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
      - Class: Sordariomycetes
        Subclass: Xylariomycetidae (7)
        Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae (25)
        Subclass: Sordariomycetidae (2)

Subtaxa

Subclass: Xylariomycetidae

Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae

Subclass: Sordariomycetidae

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

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