Leptosphaeriaceae

Leptosphaeriaceae
	Leptosphaeria acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Leptosphaeriaceae; M.E.Barr 1987
Type genus
	Leptosphaeria; Ces. & De Not. (1863)
Genera
	Coniothyrium ; ; Leptosphaeria ; Ophiobolus ; ; ; Pleoseptum ;

The Leptosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. The family was circumscribed by mycologist Margaret E. Barr in 1987.^[1] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 8 genera and 302 species.^[2] The family has a widespread distribution, but is especially prevalent in temperate regions. Species are either saprobic or grow as on the stems or leaves of plants.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Barr ME. (1987). "New taxa and combinations in the Loculoascomycetes". Mycotaxon. 29: 501–5.
^ ^a ^b Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp. 186–7. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.

External links[]

Leptosphaeriaceae in Index Fungorum

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[Barr1987-1] Barr ME. (1987). "New taxa and combinations in the Loculoascomycetes". Mycotaxon. 29: 501–5.

[Kirk2008-2] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

[Cannon2007-3] Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp. 186–7. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.

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