Based on molecular studies using 1031 bp of the nuclear small subunit (SSU)
gene and 594 bp of the nuclear large subunit (LSU) rDNA gene and using mor
phological characters, the genera Lulworthia and Lindra are removed from Ha
losphaeriales and assigned to the new order Lulworthiales and new family Lu
lworthiaceae in the class Sordariomycetes. Eleven accepted species of Lulwo
rthia and 6 species of Lindra are listed.