The Dothioraceae are a
family
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of
fungi
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in the order
Dothideales
Dothideales are an order (biology), order of bitunicate fungi consisting mainly of saprobic or plant parasitic species.
Description
Taxa in this order are characterized by the absence of a hamathecium (defined as hyphae or other tissues betwee ...
. Species in this family have a widespread distribution, and are biotrophic or
necrotrophic
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, usually associated with woody plants.
Genera
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Aureobasidium''
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Botryochora''
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Delphinella''
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Dothiora''
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Endodothiora''
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Hortaea''
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Jaffuela''
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Pleosphaerulina''
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Plowrightia''
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Saccothecium''
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Sydowia'' - 11 spp.
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Yoshinagaia''
References
Dothideales
Ascomycota families
Taxa named by Ferdinand Theissen
Taxa named by Hans Sydow
Taxa described in 1917
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