Notes for genera: Ascomycota

Notes for genera: Ascomycota

Knowledge of the relationships and thus the
classification of fungi, has developed rapidly with
increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques,
over the past 10–15 years, and continues to accelerate.
Several genera have been found to be polyphyletic, and
their generic concepts have subsequently been emended.
New names have thus been introduced for species which
are phylogenetically distinct from the type species of
particular genera. The ending of the separate naming of
morphs of the same species in 2011, has also caused changes in fungal generic names. In order to facilitate
access to all important changes, it was desirable to compile
these in a single document. The present article provides a
list of generic names of Ascomycota (approximately 6500
accepted names published to the end of 2016), including
those which are lichen-forming. Notes and summaries of
the changes since the last edition of ‘Ainsworth & Bisby’s
Dictionary of the Fungi’ in 2008 are provided. The notes
include the number of accepted species, classification, type
species (with location of the type material), culture
availability, life-styles, distribution, and selected
publications that have appeared since 2008. This work is
intended to provide the foundation for updating the
ascomycete component of the ‘‘Without prejudice list of
generic names of Fungi’’ published in 2013, which will be
developed into a list of protected generic names. This will
be subjected to the XIXth International Botanical Congress
in Shenzhen in July 2017 agreeing to a modification in the
rules relating to protected lists, and scrutiny by procedures determined by the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi(NCF). The previously invalidly published generic names
Barriopsis, Collophora (as Collophorina), Cryomyces,
Dematiopleospora, Heterospora (as Heterosporicola),
Lithophila, Palmomyces (as Palmaria) and Saxomyces are
validated, as are two previously invalid family names,
Bartaliniaceae and Wiesneriomycetaceae. Four species of
Lalaria, which were invalidly published are transferred to
Taphrina and validated as new combinations. Catenomycopsis Tibell & Constant. is reduced under Chaenothecopsis Vain., while Dichomera Cooke is reduced under Botryosphaeria Ces. & De Not. (Art. 59).

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