HyperDic: sphaeriales

English > 1 sense of the word Sphaeriales:
NOUNplantSphaeriales, order Sphaerialeslarge order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles
English > Sphaeriales: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders.
Synonymorder Sphaeriales
Member ofPyrenomycetes, class PyrenomycetesClass of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium
MembersCeratostomataceae, family Ceratostomataceaefungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks
Hypocreaceae, family Hypocreaceaefamily of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps
Sphaeriaceae, family SphaeriaceaeParasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia
Xylariaceae, family Xylariaceaefamily of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores
Broaderfungus orderThe order of fungi

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