''Asteridiella'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of fungi in the family
Meliolaceae
The Meliolaceae are a family of fungi in the order Meliolales. Mostly tropical in distribution, species in this family are biotrophic on the leaves and stems of plants. Despite this, most species do not cause extensive damage to the host plant, a ...
.
The genus was first described by
Daniel McAlpine in 1897, who differentiated it from various other fungal genera:
Species and subspecies include some 738 taxa:
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Asteridiella perseae''
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Asteridiella selaginellae''
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Asteridiella solani''
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Meliolaceae
Sordariomycetes genera
Taxa named by Daniel McAlpine
Taxa described in 1897
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