''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: *''

Asteridiella perseae ''Asteridiella perseae'' is a plant pathogen that causes black mildew on avocado The avocado (''Persea americana'') is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas and was first domesticate ...

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Asteridiella selaginellae ''Asteridiella selaginellae'' is a species of fungus in the family Meliolaceae, first described by Marie Leonore Farr in 1968. It has been found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in th ...

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Asteridiella solani ''Asteridiella solani'' is a species of fungus 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. D ...

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Index Fungorum
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Meliolaceae Sordariomycetes genera Taxa named by Daniel McAlpine Taxa described in 1897 {{fungus-plant-disease-stub