Phylum Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. (1998) - sac fungi
   Subphylum Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka (1997)
     Class Sordariomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka (1997)
       Subclass Sordariomycetidae O.E. Erikss. & Winka (1997)
         Family Helminthosphaeriaceae Samuels, Cand. & Magni (1997)
           1 Genus Echinosphaeria A.N. Mill. & Huhndorf (2004)
           2 Genus Helminthosphaeria Fuckel (1870)
           3 Genus Ruzenia O. Hilber (2002)
           4 Genus Tengiomyces Réblová (1999)