The Apiosporaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the
Ascomycota
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 def ...
. It was placed in the order Amphisphaeriales in 2020.
The family was
circumscribed in 1998. Species in the family are
saprobic, and derive nutrients by decomposing and digesting plant matter, especially
palms and
grasses
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.
Anamorph genera include ''
Arthrinium'' and ''Cordella''.
Genera
As accepted by
Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (Binomial nomenclature, scientific names) in the fungus Kingdom (biology), kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partn ...
and Outline of Fungi 2020.
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Apiospora'' (102)
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Apiosporella'' – 5 spp.
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Appendicospora'' (2)
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Arthrinium'' (73)
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Cordella'' (6)
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Dictyoarthrinium'' (6)
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Nigrospora'' (25)
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Papularia'' (5)
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Phaeoharziella'' (1)
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Pseudobasidium'' (1)
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Rhinocephalum'' (1)
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Spegazzinia'' (17)
References
External links
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Amphisphaeriales
Ascomycota families
Taxa named by Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow
Taxa described in 1998
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