The Leptosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. The family was circumscribed by mycologist Margaret E. Barr in 1987.[1] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contained 8 genera and 302 species.[2] The family has a widespread distribution, but is especially prevalent in temperate regions. Species are either saprobic or grow as nectrotrophs (organisms that grow and reproduce on dead cells) on the stems or leaves of plants.[3]
| Leptosphaeriaceae | |
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| Leptosphaeria acuta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Leptosphaeriaceae M.E.Barr 1987[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Leptosphaeria | |
Genera edit
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with number of species per genus);[4]
- Alloleptosphaeria Ariyaw., Wanas. & K.D. Hyde (1)
- Alternariaster E.G. Simmons (4)
- Chaetoplea (Sacc.) Clem. (ca. 20)
- Heterosporicola Crous (2)
- Leptosphaeria Ces. & De Not. (151)
- Neoleptosphaeria Ariyaw. & K.D. Hyde (2)
- Ochraceocephala Voglmayr & Aiello (1)
- Paraleptosphaeria Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley (7)
- Parahendersonia A.W. Ramaley (1995) (2)
- Plenodomus Preuss (18)
- Praeclarispora Doilom, W. Dong, K. D. Hyde & C. F. Liao (1)
- Pseudoleptosphaeria Ariyaw. & K.D. Hyde (1)
- Querciphoma Crous (2)
- Sclerenchymomyces Phukhams. & K.D. Hyde (2)
- Sphaerellopsis Cooke (6)
- Subplenodomus Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley (6)
References edit
- ^ a b Barr ME. (1987). "New taxa and combinations in the Loculoascomycetes". Mycotaxon. 29: 501–5.
- ^ a b Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp. 186–7. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
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