Faurelina Locq.-Lin., Revue Mycologique, Paris 39(2): 127 (1975)

MycoBank number: MB 1981; Index Fungorum number: IF 1981; Facesoffungi number: FoF 06537; 4 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 3 species with sequence data.

Type species – Faurelina fimigena Locq.-Lin.

Notes – The asexual morph is arthrographis-like, and coprophilous. The sexual morph is undetermined. Taxonomic revisions were undertaken by Kirk et al. (2013). The genus is accepted in Chadefaudiellaceae by Cannon & Kirk (2007), Tang et al. (2007), Rossman et al. (2012), Kirk et al. (2013), Maharachchikumbura et al. (2015, 2016b), and Wijayawardene et al. (2017a, 2018a). Faurelina differs as ascomata lack apical anastomosing setae and ascospores are dextrinoid.

Species

  • Faurelina fimigena