| Teratosphaeria | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Teratosphaeria maculiformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Teratosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Teratosphaeria Syd. & P.Syd. (1912) |
| Type species | |
| Teratosphaeria fibrillosa Syd. & P.Syd. (1912) [1] | |
Teratosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the family Teratosphaeriaceae; [2] according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, it was placed in the Phaeosphaeriaceae, but the placement within this family was uncertain. [3] It was confirmed in 2020, within Teratosphaeriaceae by Wijayawardene et al. 2020. [4]
Species Teratosphaeria zuluensis (formerly Coniothyrium zuluense) is found on Eucalyptus camaldulensis in Ethiopia causing stem cankers. [5]
As accepted by Species Fungorum; [6]