Pleospora

Genus of fungi

Pleospora
Pleospora betae spinach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Pleosporaceae
Genus: Pleospora
Rabenh. ex Ces. & De Not.
Type species
Pleospora herbarum
(Pers.) Rabenh. (1857)

Pleospora is a genus of ascomycete fungi. This genus was originally described by Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1857 and was revised by Wehmeyer and Müller. There was an estimated 63 species in 2008.[1] As of 8 August 2023[update], the GBIF lists up to 440 species,[2] while Species Fungorum lists about 375 species.[3]

Selected species

A selected few species are shown here;

  • Pleospora alfalfae
  • Pleospora allii, Stemphylium leaf blight
  • Pleospora ambigua
  • Pleospora bardanae Niessl 1876
  • Pleospora betae now Neocamarosporium betae
  • Pleospora bjoerlingii
  • Pleospora eturmiuna
  • Pleospora gaudefroyi, Patouillard, now in genus Decorospora
  • Pleospora gigaspora
  • Pleospora gracilariae
  • Pleospora halophila
  • Pleospora herbarum
  • Pleospora iqbalii
  • Pleospora lamnaria
  • Pleospora leptosphaerulinoides
  • Pleospora lycopersici
  • Pleospora mullerii
  • Pleospora paludiscirpi
  • Pleospora papaveracea, possible biocontrol for oriental poppy, now in genus Crivellia.
  • Pleospora pelagica
  • Pleospora pelvetiae
  • Pleospora rubicunda
  • Pleospora rudis
  • Pleospora sedicola
  • Pleospora shepherdiae, attacks dead twigs of Crataegus
  • Pleospora spartinae
  • Pleospora theae
  • Pleospora tomatonis
  • Pleospora triglochinicola
  • Pleospora welwitschiae

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ "Pleospora Rabenhorst ex Cesati & De Notaris, 1863". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Pleospora". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

Other sources

  • S.T. Tilak Two new species of Pleospora from India
  • Spp

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pleospora.
  • Photo: Asci of Pleospora herbarum
Taxon identifiers
Pleospora
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