The Halosphaeriaceae are a
family
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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
Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota), consisting of 28 orders, 90 families, 1344 genera. Sordariomycetes is from the Latin sordes (filth) because some species grow in animal feces, though growth habit ...
class, subclass
Hypocreomycetidae.
As of 2015, Halosphaeriaceae is the family with the largest number of
marine fungi
Marine fungi are species of fungi that live in marine or estuarine environments. They are not a taxonomic group, but share a common habitat. Obligate marine fungi grow exclusively in the marine habitat while wholly or sporadically submerged in s ...
, with 141 species distributed among 59 genera.
Genera
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Alisea'' – 1 sp.
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Amphitrite
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Aniptodera
''Aniptodera'' is a genus of fungi in the Halosphaeriaceae family. The genus contains nine species.
References
External links
*Aniptodera' at Index Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientif ...
'' – 21 spp.
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Aniptosporopsis'' – 1 sp.
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Anisostagma'' – 1 sp.
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Antennospora'' – 2 spp.
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Appendichordella'' – 1 sp.
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Arenariomyces'' – 5 spp.
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Ascosacculus'' – 1 sp.
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Bathyascus'' – 5 spp.
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Buxetroldia'' – 1 sp.
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Carbosphaerella'' – 2 spp.
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Ceriosporopsis'' – 9 spp.
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Chadefaudia'' – 6 spp.
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Cirrenalia'' – 15 spp.
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Corallicola'' – 1 sp.
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Corollospora'' – 25 spp.
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Cucullosporella'' – 1 sp.
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Ebullia'' – 1 sp.
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Fluviatispora'' – 3 spp.
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Gesasha'' – 3 spp.
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Haiyanga'' – 1 sp.
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Haligena'' – 1 sp.
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Halosarpheia'' – 8 spp.
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Halosphaeria'' – 1 sp.
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Halosphaeriopsis'' – 1 sp.
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Havispora'' – 1 sp.
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Iwilsoniella'' – 1 sp.
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Kitesporella'' – 1 sp.
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Kochiella'' – 1 sp.
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Lautisporopsis'' – 1 sp.
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Lignincola'' – 2 spp.
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Limacospora'' – 1 sp.
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Luttrellia'' – 4 spp.
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Maireomyces'' - 1 sp.
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Magnisphaera'' – 2 spp.
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Marinospora'' – 2 spp.
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Moana'' – 1 sp.
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Morakotiella'' – 1 sp.
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Nais'' – 3 spp.
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Natantispora'' – 3 spp.
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Nautosphaeria'' – 1 sp.
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Neptunella'' – 1 sp.
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Nereiospora'' – 2 spp.
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Nimbospora'' – 1 sp.
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Nohea'' – 3 spp.
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Oceanitis
''Oceanitis'' is a genus of marine fungi in the class Halosphaeriaceae. It has four species. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Jan Kohlmeyer in 1977, with ''Oceanitis scuticella'' assigned as the type species.
The genus name of ''Oceani ...
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Ocostaspora'' – 1 sp.
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Okeanomyces'' – 1 sp.
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Ondiniella'' – 1 sp.
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Ophiodeira'' – 1 sp.
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Paraaniptodera'' – 1 sp.
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Phaeonectriella'' – 1 sp.
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Praelongicaulis'' – 1 sp.
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Panorbis'' – 1 sp.
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Pileomyces'' – 1 sp.
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Pseudolignincola'' – 1 sp.
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Remispora'' – 5 spp.
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Saagaromyces'' – 3 spp.
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Sablicola'' – 1 sp.
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Sigmoidea'' – 4 spp.
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Thalassogena'' – 1 sp.
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Thalespora'' – 1 sp.
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Tinhaudeus'' – 1 sp.
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Tirispora'' – 1 sp.
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Toriella'' – 1 sp.
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Trailia'' – 1 sp.
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Trichomaris'' – 1 sp.
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Tubakiella'' – 1 sp.
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Tunicatispora'' – 1 sp.
References
Ascomycota families
Microascales
Taxa described in 1972
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