Calosphaeriales

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Calosphaeriales are an order of fungi in the class Sordariomycetes. They are saprophytes with small fruiting bodies and include two families: Calosphaeriaceae and Pleurostomataceae. An example is Pleurostoma vibratilis, found on Prunus padus twigs. Taxonomy: Kingdom Fungi; Division Ascomycota; Class Sordariomycetes; Subclass Diaporthomycetidae; Order Calosphaeriales (established by M.E. Barr in 1983).