Xylariaceae

One example of this family is King Alfred's Cake (Daldinia concentrica).

Phylogenetic analyses published in 2009 suggest that there are two main lineages in this family, Hypoxyloideae and Xylarioideae.

Genera

This is a complete list of genera in the Xylariaceae, based on the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota. A question mark before the genus name indicates that the placement of that taxon in this family is uncertain.

Amphirosellinia — Annulohypoxylon — Anthostomella — Appendixia — Areolospora — ?Ascotricha — Ascovirgaria — Astrocystis — Barrmaelia — Biscogniauxia — Calceomyces — Camillea — Chaenocarpus — Collodiscula — Creosphaeria — Cyanopulvis — Daldinia — Discoxylaria — ?Emarcea — Engleromyces — Entoleuca — Entonaema — Euepixylon — Fasciatispora — Fassia — Gigantospora — Guestia — Halorosellinia — Helicogermslita — Holttumia — Hypocopra — Hypoxylon — Induratia — Jumillera — Kretzschmaria — Kretzschmariella — Leprieuria — ?Leptomassaria — Lopadostoma — Muscodor — Myconeesia — Nemania — Nipicola — Obolarina — Occultitheca — Ophiorosellinia — Pandanicola — Paramphisphaeria — ?Paucithecium — Phylacia — Pidoplitchkoviella — Podosordaria — Poroleprieuria — Poronia — Pyrenomyxa (=Pulveria) — Rhopalostroma — Rosellinia — Sabalicola — Sarcoxylon — ?Sclerodermatopsis — ?Seynesia — Spirodecospora — Stereosphaeria — Stilbohypoxylon — Striatodecospora — Stromatoneurospora — Thamnomyces — Theissenia — Thuemenella — Vivantia — Wawelia — Whalleya — Xylaria — Xylocoremium — Xylotumulus