Phaeosphaeriaceae
Encyclopedia
The Phaeosphaeriaceae are a family
of fungi in the order
Pleosporales
. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution
, and are generally nectrotrophic or saprobic on a wide range of plants.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of fungi in the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Pleosporales
Pleosporales
The Pleosporales is the largest order in the fungal class Dothideomycetes. By some estimates it contains 23 families, 332 genera and more than 4700 species. The majority of species are saprobes on decaying plant material in fresh water, marine, or terrestrial environments, but several species are...
. Species in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution
Cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. For instance, the killer whale has a cosmopolitan distribution, extending over most of the world's oceans. Other examples include humans, the lichen...
, and are generally nectrotrophic or saprobic on a wide range of plants.
Genera list
- BarriaBarriaBarria is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Barria piceae....
- BricookeaBricookeaBricookea is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- CarinisporaCarinisporaCarinispora is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Carinispora nypae....
- ChaetopleaChaetopleaChaetoplea is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain....
- placement tentative - EudarlucaEudarlucaEudarluca is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- placement tentative - HadrosporaHadrosporaHadrospora is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- IsthmosporellaIsthmosporellaIsthmosporella is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Isthmosporella pulchra....
- KatumotoaKatumotoaKatumotoa is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- LautitiaLautitiaLautitia is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Lautitia danica....
- placement tentative - MetamerisMetamerisMetameris is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Metameris japonica....
- MixturaMixturaMixtura is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Mixtura saginata....
- NeophaeosphaeriaNeophaeosphaeriaNeophaeosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- NodulosphaeriaNodulosphaeriaNodulosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- OphiosphaerellaOphiosphaerellaOphiosphaerella is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- PhaeosphaeriaPhaeosphaeriaPhaeosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- PhaeosphaeriopsisPhaeosphaeriopsisPhaeosphaeriopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae....
- SetomelanommaSetomelanommaSetomelanomma is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Setomelanomma holmii....
- TeratosphaeriaTeratosphaeriaTeratosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain....
- placement tentative - WilmiaWilmiaWilmia is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Wilmia brasiliensis....