See text Helotiales is an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the division Ascomycota.

It has expanded significantly as genomic techniques for taxonomical identification have become more commonly used.

As of February 2020[update], the order is estimated to contain 30 accepted families, 519 genera, and 6266 species.

[2] Helotiales is the largest order of non-stromatic discomycetes that usually, but not always, have brightly coloured apothecia.

They are usually found fruiting on coarse or large wood debris as well as on other organic matter.