''Aposphaeria'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Melanommataceae.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
in 1880 by
Pier Andrea Saccardo
Pier Andrea Saccardo (23 April 1845 in Treviso, Treviso – 12 February 1920 in Padua) was an Italian botanist and mycologist.
Life
Saccardo studied at the Lyceum in Venice, and then at the Technical Institute of the University of Padua wher ...
, with ''
Aposphaeria pulviscula'' selected as the
type species
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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(in the
Catalog of Life
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) accepts 84 species of ''Aposphaeria'':
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Aposphaeria allantella''
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Aposphaeria anomala''
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Aposphaeria arachidis''
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Aposphaeria bambusae''
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Aposphaeria bombacis''
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Aposphaeria brunneotincta''
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Aposphaeria buddlejae''
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Aposphaeria calligoni''
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Aposphaeria canavaliae
''Aposphaeria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Pier Andrea Saccardo, with '' Aposphaeria pulviscula'' selected as the type species.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalog of Life) a ...
''
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Aposphaeria caraganae''
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Aposphaeria caricicola''
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Aposphaeria caulina''
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Aposphaeria charticola''
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Aposphaeria cladoniae''
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Aposphaeria conica''
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Aposphaeria corallinolutea''
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Aposphaeria dendrophomoides''
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Aposphaeria denudata
''Aposphaeria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Pier Andrea Saccardo, with '' Aposphaeria pulviscula'' selected as the type species.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalog of Life) a ...
''
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Aposphaeria desertorum
''Aposphaeria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Pier Andrea Saccardo, with '' Aposphaeria pulviscula'' selected as the type species.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalog of Life) a ...
''
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Aposphaeria elymi
''Aposphaeria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Pier Andrea Saccardo, with '' Aposphaeria pulviscula'' selected as the type species.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalog of Life) a ...
''
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Aposphaeria ephedrae
''Aposphaeria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Pier Andrea Saccardo, with '' Aposphaeria pulviscula'' selected as the type species.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalog of Life) a ...
''
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Aposphaeria epicorticalis
''Aposphaeria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Pier Andrea Saccardo, with '' Aposphaeria pulviscula'' selected as the type species.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalog of Life) a ...
''
* ''
Aposphaeria eragrostidis
''Aposphaeria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1880 by Pier Andrea Saccardo, with '' Aposphaeria pulviscula'' selected as the type species.
Species
, Species Fungorum (in the Catalog of Life
...
''
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Aposphaeria eurotiae''
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Aposphaeria ferrum-equinum''
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Aposphaeria freticola''
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Aposphaeria gallicola''
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Aposphaeria gregaria''
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Aposphaeria halimodendri''
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Aposphaeria haloxyli''
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Aposphaeria hapalophragmii''
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Aposphaeria henryana''
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Aposphaeria heveae''
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Aposphaeria hippuridis''
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Aposphaeria hospitae''
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Aposphaeria humicola''
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Aposphaeria ilicis''
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Aposphaeria iliensis''
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Aposphaeria jubaeae''
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Aposphaeria kiefferiana''
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Aposphaeria kravtzevii''
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Aposphaeria lentisci''
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Aposphaeria lignicola''
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Aposphaeria major''
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Aposphaeria majuscula''
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Aposphaeria martinii''
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Aposphaeria mediella''
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Aposphaeria melaleucae''
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Aposphaeria mesembryanthemi''
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Aposphaeria mojunkumica''
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Aposphaeria montbretiae''
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Aposphaeria musarum''
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Aposphaeria nigra''
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Aposphaeria oxalidis''
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Aposphaeria pakistanica''
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Aposphaeria phellodendri''
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Aposphaeria pinea''
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Aposphaeria pini-densiflorae''
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Aposphaeria polonica''
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Aposphaeria populea''
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Aposphaeria pulviscula''
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Aposphaeria punicina''
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Aposphaeria purpurascens''
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Aposphaeria ramalinae''
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Aposphaeria reaumuriae''
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Aposphaeria rhois''
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Aposphaeria rostrata''
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Aposphaeria rubefaciens''
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Aposphaeria rudis''
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Aposphaeria salicis''
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Aposphaeria salicum''
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Aposphaeria santolinae''
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Aposphaeria sepulta''
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Aposphaeria sequoiae''
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Aposphaeria silenes''
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Aposphaeria sphaerospora''
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Aposphaeria striolata''
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Aposphaeria taquarae''
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Aposphaeria tiliana''
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Aposphaeria tragopogonis''
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Aposphaeria turmalis''
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Aposphaeria ulmicola''
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Aposphaeria zeae''
References
Melanommataceae
Taxa described in 1880
Taxa named by Pier Andrea Saccardo
Dothideomycetes genera
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