Aliquandostipitaceae
Aliquandostipitaceae
Family of fungi
Aliquandostipitaceae is a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Dothideomycetes.[2] The family was described by Patrik Inderbitzin in 2001,[3] and the order Jahnulales was created in 2002 to accommodate the family.[4] The distinguishing characteristic for members of the family are the unusually wide hyphae ("widest hyphae reported in the ascomycetes") that support the spore-bearing structures, and the presence of ascomata both with and without stalks.[4] The genus Aliquandostipe has a pantropical distribution, having been found in Central America and southeast Asia; Jahnula has a wider distribution.[4] Species in the family are saprobic, and are typically found growing on rotting wood.[5]