Leptosphaeria

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Leptosphaeria
2013-05-05 Leptosphaeria acuta (Moug. & Nestl.) P. Karst 342564.jpg
Leptosphaeria acuta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus: Leptosphaeria
Ces. & De Not. (1863) [1]
Type species
Leptosphaeria doliolum
(Pers.) Ces. & De Not. 1863
Species

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Synonyms

Leptosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae. [2]

Contents

The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide. [3]

Species

As of 2023 August 10, the GBIF lists up to 700 species, [3] while Species Fungorum lists about 1112 species (with many former species included). [4]

References

  1. Cesati, Vincenzo de; De Notaris, Giuseppe 1863. Schema di classificazione degle sferiacei italici aschigeri piu' o meno appartenenti al genere Sphaeria nell'antico significato attribuitoglide Persono. Commentario della Società Crittogamologica Italiana. 1(4):177-420
  2. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  3. 1 2 "Leptosphaeria Cesati & de Notaris, 1863". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Camarosporium". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. Twilley, Nicola "The Year in Fungi", The New Yorker , New York, 20 December 2015. Retrieved on 21 December 2015.