The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds. It was circumscribed in 1980.
Classification
Currently the order Eurotiales contains 5 families, 28 genera and 1280 species: Family Aspergillaceae [=Monascaceae ] Aspergillago – 1 species Aspergillus – 428 species Dichlaena – 4 species Hamigera – 9 species Leiothecium – 2 species Monascus – 38 species Penicilliopsis – 15 species Penicillium – 467 species Phialomyces – 5 species Pseudohamigera – 1 species Pseudopenicillium – 3 species Sclerocleista – 2 species Xerochrysium – 2 species Xeromyces – 1 species Family Elaphomycetaceae Elaphomyces – 101 species Pseudotulostoma – 2 species Family Penicillaginaceae Penicillago – 4 species Family Thermoascaceae Paecilomyces – 10 species Thermoascus – 5 species Family Trichocomaceae Acidotalaromyces – 1 species Ascospirella – 1 species Dendrosphaera – 1 species Evansstolkia – 1 species Rasamsonia – 11 species Sagenomella – 8 species Talaromyces – 149 species Thermomyces – 6 species Trichocoma – 2 species
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