PLEOSPORALES Luttr. ex M.E. Barr
(an order of ascomycetes and lichens)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
AMNICULICOLACEAE
a family of fungi
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 		Family 3 subtaxa 13 images 2 ident. refs
Ascochyta
a form genus of coelomycetous leaf-spot fungi
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 		Genus 4 subtaxa 6 images 3 ident. refs
Clavariopsis aquatica
an anamorphic fungus
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 		Anamorphic Species 7 images 1 ident. refs
CONIOTHYRIACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Coniothyrium
a form genus of coelomycetes
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
CORYNESPORASCACEAE
a family of dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycetes
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Corynespora
a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
DACAMPIACEAE
a family of lichens
Family 10 subtaxa 13 ident. refs
Dictyosporium
a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 2 images 2 ident. refs
DIDYMELLACEAE
a family of fungi
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 		Family 9 subtaxa 11 images 9 ident. refs
DIDYMOSPHAERIACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
Family 4 subtaxa 6 ident. refs
Epaphroconidia hawksworthii
(An Ascomycete)
Species 1 ident. refs
LENTITHECIACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
LEPTOSPHAERIACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
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 		Family 6 subtaxa 32 images 4 ident. refs
LOPHIOSTOMATACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
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 		Family 4 subtaxa 3 images 2 ident. refs
MASSARIACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
Family 1 subtaxa 9 images
Massaria
a genus of fungi
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images
MASSARINACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 3 subtaxa 3 ident. refs
MELANOMMATACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
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 		Family 3 subtaxa 21 images 3 ident. refs
MONTAGNULACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
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 		Family 4 subtaxa 35 images 5 ident. refs
Mycocentrospora
a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 1 images 4 ident. refs
NAETROCYMBACEAE
a family of lichens
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Periconia
a genus of dematiaceous anamorphic fungi
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 		Genus 2 subtaxa 57 images
Peyronellaea
a genus of fungi
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Peyronellaea pomorum
a fungus
Species 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
PHAEOSPHAERIACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
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 		Family 17 subtaxa 113 images 15 ident. refs
Phoma
a form genus of coelomycetes
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 		Genus 4 subtaxa 15 images 5 ident. refs
PLEOMASSARIACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
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 		Family 4 subtaxa 21 images 4 ident. refs
PLEOSPORACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
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 		Family 42 subtaxa 81 images 46 ident. refs
SPORORMIACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
Family 1 subtaxa 6 images
Sporormiella
a genus of ascomycetes
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 6 images
TETRAPLOSPHAERIACEAE
a family of bamboo saprobes
Family 1 ident. refs
THYRIDARIACEAE
a family of fungi
Family 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
TUBEUFIACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
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 		Family 10 subtaxa 6 images 12 ident. refs
ZOPFIACEAE
a family of ascomycetes
Family 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderPLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassDOTHIDEOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of fungi)
ClassDOTHIDEOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Aptroot, A. 1995 A monograph of Didymosphaeria Stud. Mycol. No. 37.
von Arx, J.A. & Muller, E. 1975 A re-evaluation of the bitunicate ascomycetes with keys to families and genera Stud. Mycol. 9.
Zhang, Y., Fournier, J., Crous, P.W., Pointing, S.B. & Hyde, K.D. 2009 Phylogenetic and morphological assessment of two new species of Amniculicola and their allies (Pleosporales) Persoonia Vol 23: 48-54.

Genera

Zhang, Y. Crous, P.W., Schoch, C.L. & Hyde, K.D. 2012 Pleosporales FungalDiversity Vol 53: 1-221.

PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2,389 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PLEOSPORALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
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