The Botryosphaeriaceae are a
family
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of
sac fungi
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(Ascomycetes), which is the type representative of the
order
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Botryosphaeriales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 26 genera and over 1500 species. Members of this order include notable plant pathogens.
Genera
This is a list of the genera in the Botryosphaeriaceae, based on a 2022 review and summary of fungal
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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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Alanphillipsia'' – 5 spp.
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Barriopsis'' – 5 spp.
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Botryobambusa'' – 2 spp.
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Botryosphaeria'' – 9 spp.
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Cophinforma'' (2)
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Dichomera''
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Diplodia'' – more than 1000 spp.
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Dothiorella'' – about 400 spp.
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Endomelanconiopsis'' – 3 spp.
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Eutiarosporella'' – 7 spp.
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Lasiodiplodia'' –37 spp.
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Macrodothiorella''
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Macrophoma'' (310)
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Macrophomina'' – 4 spp.
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Marasasiomyces'' – 1 sp.
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Mucoharknessia'' – 2 spp.
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Neodeightonia'' – 8 spp.
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Neofusicoccum
''Neofusicoccum'' is a genus of fungi in the family Botryosphaeriaceae.
Species
*'' Neofusicoccum andinum''
*'' Neofusicoccum arbuti''
*''Neofusicoccum australe''
*'' Neofusicoccum carallia''
*'' Neofusicoccum cordaticola''
*'' Neofusicoccum cor ...
'' – 40 spp.
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Neoscytalidium'' – 1 sp.
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Oblongocollomyces'' – 1 sp.
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Phaeobotryon'' – 8 spp.
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Sakireeta'' – 1 sp.
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Sardiniella'' – 3 spp.
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Septorioides'' (5)
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Sphaeropsis'' – more than 600 spp.
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Tiarosporella'' – 2 spp.
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Traversoa
Traversoa is a genus of fungi in the Botryosphaeriaceae family.
The genus was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo, Hans Sydow and Paul Sydow in Ann. Mycol. vol.11 on page 317 in 1913.
The genus name of ''Traversoa'' is in honour of Giovan ...
'' – 1 sp.
References
Dothideomycetes families
Taxa named by Ferdinand Theissen
Taxa named by Hans Sydow
Taxa described in 1918
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