''Diffractella'' 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 ...

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

Lasiosphaeriaceae The Lasiosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Sordariomycetes Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota). It is the second-largest class of Ascomycota, with a worldwide distributio ...

family. This is a

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genus, containing the single species ''Diffractella curvata''.

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Lasiosphaeriaceae Monotypic Sordariomycetes genera {{Sordariales-stub