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The Eurotiales are an order of sac fungi, also known as the green and blue molds. It was circumscribed in 1980.

The Onygenales are an order of fungi in the class Eurotiomycetes and division Ascomycota. The order's last common ancestor is estimated to have lived 150 million years ago. Onygenales can consume and break down keratin, the main component of the outer layer of skin. They are primarily found on animals, droppings, and areas frequented by animals. Many are dimorphic, and can change from mold to yeast form depending on their environment. Many onygenalean fungi are pathogens. One species, Trichophyton rubrum, is the primary cause of athlete's foot. This order also includes the Coccidioides

The Ophiostomatales are an order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. They are commonly symbionts to insect species, which can be found in numerous cases, including some termites and many bark beetles. In the cases of most beetle symbioses, the Ophiostomatales fungi is carried in mycangia, which help keep fungal inoculants close to the beetle at all times. In some cases, the fungi are the main source of food for the beetles. In others, the relationship is not as clear.

The Microascales are an order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes, subclass Hypocreomycetidae. This is a relatively small order of mostly saprobic fungi that live in soil, rotting vegetation and dung. Some species are plant pathogens, such as Ceratocystis fimbriata, transmitted by beetles to living trees and causing cacao wilt and many other economically important diseases. Species in the genus Pseudallescheria (family Microascaceae) are pathogenic to humans The order was circumscribed in 1980. Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added more families and genera to the order.

Kickxellomycotina are a fungus grouping in the subkingdom of Zoopagomyceta Benny, 2007. The name was changed from "Harpellomycotina", because "Kickxellomycotina" had an older stem. It came from the genus Kickxella, named after Jean Kickx. Orders include Asellariales, Kickxellales, Dimargaritales, and Harpellales.

Glomerales is an order of symbiotic fungi within the phylum Glomeromycota.

The Acaulosporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Diversisporales. Species in this family are widespread in distribution, and form arbuscular mycorrhiza and vesicles in roots. The family contains two genera and 31 species.

Moniliophthora is a genus of fungi in the family Marasmiaceae. The genus was described in 1978 with M. roreri as the type species. This fungus, formerly known as Monilia roreri, causes frosty pod rot, a serious disease of Theobroma cacao. Moniliophthora is closely related to the genus Crinipellis, also having distinctive tiny hairs on the cap surface, but is distinguished by having a flexible stem and a reddish coloration of the fruiting body.

The Chadefaudiellaceae are a family of fungi in the Sordariomycetes class, subclass Hypocreomycetidae.

Utharomyces is a fungal genus in the family Pilobolaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single coprophilous (dung-loving) species Utharomyces epallocaulus, which is widely distributed in subtropical regions. Utharomyces was circumscribed by the Dutch botanist Karel Bernard Boedijn in 1958. U. epallocaulus has been collected in Bahamas, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Mexico, China, and the United States.

The Sigmoideomycetaceae are a family of fungi in the order Zoopagales. The family contains three genera, and four species. The family was circumscribed in 1992. Reticulocephalis (2 spp.) putative haustorial parasite of fungi Sigmoideomyces (1 sp) putative haustorial parasite of fungi Sphondylocephalum (1 sp) haustorial parasite of fungi

Moniliophthora roreri is a basidiomycete fungus that causes frosty pod rot disease, one of the most serious problems for cacao (Theobroma cacao— the source of chocolate) production in Latin America. This disease and together with witches’ broom disease (caused by M. perniciosa) and black pod rot (caused by Phytophthora sp.) constitute the cacao disease trilogy. It causes serious losses in southwestern parts of South America; spores are dry and powdery and are spread easily by water movement, wind, or movement of pods; disease spread is highest during periods of high rainfall.

Lobosporangium is a fungal genus in the Mortierellaceae family of the Zygomycota. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Lobosporangium transversale, found in the US and Mexico.

The Gigasporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Diversisporales. Species in this family are widespread in distribution, and form arbuscular mycorrhiza in roots. A species under Gigasporaceae is Gigaspora gigantea. The spores of G. gigantea, found in specific sand dunes, commence in a healthy state of newly formed spores to dead and blackened in seven months through four identifiable steps: they begin as healthy greenish-yellow spores, turn into yellow with brown spots, then reddish-orange-brown, and ultimately dead. A cause of the symptoms of death in spores are soil organisms such as

Dichotomocladium is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Syncephalastraceae. Species: Dichotomocladium elegans Benny & R.K.Benj. Dichotomocladium floridanum Benny & R.K.Benj. Dichotomocladium hesseltinei (B.S.Mehrotra & A.K.Sarbhoy) Benny & R.K.Benj. Dichotomocladium robustum Benny & R.K.Benj. Dichotomocladium sphaerosporum R.K.Benj. & Benny

The Mycotyphaceae are a family of fungi in the order Mucorales. Members of this family, rarely reported, are thought to be more common in warmer climates.

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Fitzpatrickella operculata is an ascomycete species of fungus from the order Coryneliales. It grows exclusively on the fruits of the Drimys genus of flowering plants on the Juan Fernández Islands. This fungus was named after Harry Morton Fitzpatrick, a mycologist involved in the study of Coryneliales. It is the only species in the genus Fitzpatrickella .

Fennellomyces is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Syncephalastraceae. Species: Fennellomyces gigacellularis J.H.Mirza, S.M.Khan, S.Begum & Shagufta Fennellomyces heterothallicus P.C.Misra, N.N.Gupta & Lata Fennellomyces linderi (Hesselt. & Fennell) Benny & R.K.Benj. Fennellomyces verticillatus J.H.Mirza, S.M.Khan, S.Begum & Shagufta

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