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Leptosphaeriaceae
The Leptosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. The family was circumscribed by mycologist Margaret E. Barr in 1987. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 8 genera and 302 species. The family has a widespread distribution, but is especially prevalent in temperate regions. Species are either saprobic or grow as nectrotrophs on the stems or leaves of plants.
9 branches of this family, most-observed first
Leptosphaeria
genusLeptosphaeria
Sphaerellopsis
genusSphaerellopsis
Plenodomus
genusPlenodomus
Alternariaster
genusAlternariaster
Paraleptosphaeria
genusParaleptosphaeria
Chaetoplea
genusChaetoplea
Subplenodomus
genusSubplenodomus
Querciphoma
genusQuerciphoma
Didymolepta
genusDidymolepta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 327992.