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) Genus Echinosphaeria A.N. Mill. & Huhndorf (2004)