The Asterinaceae are a
family
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of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the class
Asterinales
Asterinales is an order of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes
Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1,300 genera and over 19,000 known species.
Wijayawardene et al. ...
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Genera
This is a list of the genera in the Asterinaceae, based on a 2021 review and summary of fungal
classification
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by Wijayawardene and colleagues.
Following the genus name is the
taxonomic authority
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(those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized
author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:
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Asterina'' – ca. 1085 spp.
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Asterolibertia'' – ca. 30 spp.
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Asterostomella'' – 87 spp.
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Batistinula'' – 1 sp.
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Cirsosia'' – 18 spp.
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Dothidasteromella'' – 11 spp.
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Echidnodella'' – 35 spp.
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Echidnodes'' – 27 spp.
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Halbania'' – 3 spp.
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Meliolaster'' – 3 spp.
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Morenoina'' - 26 spp.
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Parasterinopsis'' – 3 spp.
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Platypeltella'' – 3 spp.
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Prillieuxina'' – 66 spp.
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Schenckiella'' – 1 sp.
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Steyaertia'' - 1sp.
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Trichasterina'' – 11 spp.
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Uleothyrium'' – 3 spp.
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Vizellopsis'' – 1 sp.
References
Dothideomycetes families
Taxa described in 1946
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