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Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist


Sac fungi: mildews, molds, morels

Ascomycete on tree trunk of Citrus. Santa Cruz highlands, Galápagos

Ascomycete on tree trunk of Citrus. Santa Cruz highlands, Galápagos

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Ascomycetes are fungi that reproduce by forming spores within a sac-like structure, the ascus. The majority of ascomycetes are small, inconspicuous fungi (yeasts or cup fungi), but a few macro-fungi are also included in this group (truffles, morels, etc.). A large part of the ascomycetes are typically lichenized.

This checklist of known non-lichenized ascomycetes from the Galapagos Islands is currently based on the sparse literature records available and a few recent field surveys on the central island of Santa Cruz.
These few records are by no means comprehensive and it is estimated that the current list represents less than 80% of the diversity of Galapagos Ascomycota.


Author: Teresa Iturriaga.

Other Contributors: Xavier Arturo, Paul Gamboa, Marc Stadler.

Names of taxa included: 98 total (44 accepted, 41 unidentified taxon, 3 doubtful, 10 preliminary identification).

Origin of the taxa included: 13 accidental, 9 cultivated, 1 questionable accidental, 19 endemic, 19 indigenous, 1 questionable endemic.

Ascomycota Species Checklist

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Domain Eukaryota

Kingdom Fungi

Division Ascomycota

Class Dothideomycetes

Order Capnodiales

Order Dothideales

Order Hysteriales

Order Incertae sedis

Order Meliolales

Order Pleosporales

Class Eurotiomycetes

Order Chaetothyriales

Class Incertae sedis

Order Incertae sedis

Class Lecanoromycetes

Order Incertae sedis

Class Leotiomycetes

Order Erysphales

Order Helotiales

Class Orbiliomycetes

Order Orbiliales

Class Pezizomycetes

Order Pezizales

Class Sordariomycetes

Order Diaporthales

Order Hypocreales

Order Incertae sedis

Order Phyllachorales

Order Xylariales

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This list should be cited as follows:

Iturriaga, T. (2011). CDF Checklist of Galapagos Sac fungi: mildews, molds, morels - FCD Lista de especies de Ascomicetos: cenizos, mohos, morillas de Galápagos. In: Bungartz, F., Herrera, H., Jaramillo, P., Tirado, N., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Ruiz, D., Guézou, A. & Ziemmeck, F. (eds.). Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist - Lista de Especies de Galápagos de la Fundación Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin Foundation / Fundación Charles Darwin, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos: http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/true-fungi/ascomycota/ Last updated 23 Jun 2011.