''Celoporthe'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

ascomycete 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 ...

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 ...

within the family

Cryphonectriaceae Cryphonectriaceae is a family of fungi in the order Diaporthales Diaporthales is an order (biology), order of sac fungi. Wijayawardene et al. in 2020 added a number of name families to the order. Diaporthales includes a number of plant patho ...

. It was circumscribed in 2006 to contain the

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Celoporthe dispersa ''Celoporthe'' is a genus of ascomycete fungus, fungi within the family Cryphonectriaceae. It was circumscribed in 2006 to contain the type species ''Celoporthe dispersa'', which was found in South Africa growing on trees in the Myrtales. In 2011 ...

'', which was found in South Africa growing on trees in the

Myrtales The Myrtales are an order of flowering plants in the malvid clade of the rosid group of dicotyledons. Well-known members of Myrtales include: myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, eucalyptus, crape myrtles, ...

. In 2011, several species were described from China and Indonesia: '' C. eucalypti'', '' C. guangdongensis'', '' C. indonesiensis'', and '' C. syzygii''.

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analysis of DNA sequences revealed an additional two species from South Africa in 2013, '' C. fontana'' and '' C. woodiana'' and in 2020 three more species from Hawaii were added to the genus.

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* Sordariomycetes genera Diaporthales {{Sordariomycetes-stub