''Navicella'' is a

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of fungi, that had been placed in the family

Massariaceae The Massariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. It contains 3 genera and 33 species. Taxa in the family have a cosmopolitan distribution, but are better known in more temperate zones. Although the family is poorly known, it has ...

. According to Wijayawardene et al. 2020, it is now placed in the

Melanommataceae The Melanommataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Taxa are widespread in temperate and subtropical regions, and are saprobic on wood and bark. Genera These are the genera that are in the Melanommataceae (including estimated nu ...

family. "Navicella" is

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for "small ship", and also found in English in reference to a

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, now so often restored as to be effectively lost.

Species

As accepted by

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; *'' Navicella costaricensis'' *'' Navicella diabola'' *'' Navicella pallida'' *'' Navicella pileata'' *'' Navicella xinjiangensis'' Note; Species Fungorum has a list of 37 former species of ''Navicella'' that are synonyms of other species.

References

External links

Index Fungorum
Pleosporales {{Pleosporales stub