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Eurotiales
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Definition
: An order of fungi in the phylum ASCOMYCOTA characterized by the presence of well defined peridia and cleistothecial asci. Notable anamorphs (mitosporic forms) of Eurotiales include PENICILLIUM and ASPERGILLUS.
Examples
Byssochlamys
;
Emericella
;
Eupenicillium
;
Eurotium
;
Monascus
;
Neosartorya
;
Talaromyces
;
Thermoascus
Other names
Eurotiale