Myrmecridium is a genus of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. It was circumscribed in 2007 and is distinguished from similar fungi by having entirely hyaline (translucent) vegetative hyphae and widely scattered, pimple-shaped denticles (toothlike projections) on the long hyaline rachis. The generic name derives from a combination of the Ancient Greek word "myrmekia", meaning "wart", and the suffix "-ridium" from "Chloridium" (a genus of Fungi in the family Chaetosphaeriaceae).
Order Myrmecridiales and family Myrmecridiaceae was established to accommodate genus Myrmecridium which was previously placed in subclass Hypocreomycetidae, genera incertae sedis (Crous et al. 2015, Maharachchikumbura et al. 2016).
Species As accepted by Species Fungorum;
Myrmecridium banksiae Myrmecridium dactylidis Myrmecridium flexuosum Myrmecridium fluviae Myrmecridium iridis Myrmecridium junci Myrmecridium juncicola Myrmecridium juncigenum Myrmecridium montsegurinum Myrmecridium obovoideum Myrmecridium phragmiticola Myrmecridium phragmitis Myrmecridium pulvericola Myrmecridium sambuci Myrmecridium schulzeri Myrmecridium spartii Myrmecridium splendidum Myrmecridium thailandicum
Former species; M. aquaticum = Neomyrmecridium aquaticum, Myrmecridiaceae M. schulzeri var. tritici = Myrmecridium schulzeri M. sorbicola = Neomyrmecridium sorbicola, Myrmecridiaceae
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