Pleosporaceae is a

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sac fungi Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The defi ...

. The taxonomic relationship of this family to associated genera is still not determined.

Genera

As accepted by

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; * '' Acrothecium'' (13) * ''

Alternaria ''Alternaria'' is a genus of Deuteromycetes fungi. All species are known as major plant pathogens. They are also common allergens in humans, growing indoors and causing hay fever or hypersensitivity reactions that sometimes lead to asthma. They ...

'' Nees ex Wallroth, 1816 (841) * '' Alternariaster'' (14) * ''

Bipolaris ''Bipolaris'' is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Pleosporaceae. It was circumscribed by mycologist Robert A. Shoemaker in 1959. Species *'' Bipolaris australis'' *'' Bipolaris brizae'' *'' Bipolaris buchloës'' *'' Bipolaris cactivo ...

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(179) * '' Briansuttonomyces'' (1) * '' Chalastospora'' (6) * '' Cleistotheca'' (1) * ''

Cochliobolus The fungal genus ''Cochliobolus'' includes 55 species, including the following plant pathogenic species: '' C. carbonum'', '' C. heterostrophus'', '' C. miyabeanus'', '' C. sativus'' and '' C. lunatus''. Heterothallism and homothallism Those ...

'' (45) * '' Crivellia''

& Inderbitzin * ''

Curvularia ''Curvularia'' is a genus of hyphomycete (mold) fungi which can be pathogens but also act as beneficial partners of many plant species. They are common in soil. Most ''Curvularia'' species are found in tropical regions, though a few are found in ...

'' (497) * '' Decorospora'' ( Pat.) Inderbitzin, Kohlm. & Volkm.-Kohlm, 2002 (3) * '' Dichotomophthora'' Mehrl. & Fitzp. ex M.B.Ellis, 1971 (17) * ''

Drechslera ''Drechslera'' is a genus of fungi. Many of the species in this genus are plant pathogens. Species The following species are accepted within ''Drechslera'':Drechslera S.Ito in GBIF Secretariat (2017). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist datase ...

'' (36) * '' Edenia'' (5) * '' Embellisia'' (3) * '' Exserohilum'' K.J. Leonard &

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(113) * '' Extrawettsteinina'' M.E. Barr (2) * '' Gibbago'' (2) * '' Halokirschsteiniothelia'' (3) * '' Johnalcornia'' (4) * '' Kriegeriella''

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(4) * '' Lewia'' M.E. Barr & E.G. Simmons * '' Macrospora''

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(2) * '' Macrosporium'' (28) * '' Malustela'' (1) * '' Mycoporopsis'' (12) * '' Neocamarosporium'' (40) * '' Paradendryphiella'' (2) * '' Paraliomyces'' (2) * '' Platysporoides'' ( Wehm.)

& C.E. Babc. (12) * ''

Pleospora ''Pleospora'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi. This genus was originally described by Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst (22 March 1806 – 24 April 24) was a German botanist and mycologist. Biography Rabenhorst was born in T ...

'' Rabenh. ex Ces. & De Not., 1863 (458) * '' Porocercospora'' (12) * '' Pseudoyuconia'' Lar. N. Vailjeva (1) * ''

Pyrenophora The fungal genus ''Pyrenophora'' includes 191 species, including the following plant pathogenic species: '' P. teres'', '' P. graminea'' and '' P. tritici-repentis''. ''P. teres'' (teleomorph ''Drechslera teres'') makes up to 3 conidia per con ...

'' Fr., 1849 (133) * '' Scleroplea'' (1) * '' Setosphaeria'' K.J. Leonard &

, 1974 (30) * '' Sinomyces'' (2) * '' Stemphylium'' (131) * '' Tamaricicola'' (1) * '' Teretispora'' (2) * ''

Thalassoascus ''Thalassoascus'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader ...

'' (3) * '' Tremateia'' (6) * '' Typhicola'' (2) * ''

Wettsteinina ''Wettsteinina'' is a genus of 23 fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The type species ''Wettsteinina gigantospora'' was first described by Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel in 1907. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is u ...

'' (48) Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.

References

External links

ITIS Pleosporaceae
Dothideomycetes families {{Pleosporales stub