The Botryosphaeriaceae are a family of sac fungi (Ascomycetes), which is the type representative of the order Botryosphaeriales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 26 genera and over 1500 species. Members of this order include notable plant pathogens.
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The Botryosphaeriaceae are a family of sac fungi (Ascomycetes), which is the type representative of the order Botryosphaeriales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 26 genera and over 1500 species. Members of this order include notable plant pathogens.
==Genera== This is a list of the genera in the Botryosphaeriaceae, based on a 2022 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues. Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species: Alanphillipsia – 5 spp. Barriopsis – 5 spp. Botryobambusa – 2 spp. Botryosphaeria – 9 spp. Cophinforma (2) Dichomera Diplodia – more than 1000 spp. Dothiorella – about 400 spp. Endomelanconiopsis – 3 spp. Eutiarosporella – 7 spp. Lasiodiplodia –37 spp. Macrodothiorella Macrophoma (310) Macrophomina – 4 spp. Marasasiomyces – 1 sp. Mucoharknessia – 2 spp. Neodeightonia – 8 spp. Neofusicoccum – 40 spp. Neoscytalidium – 1 sp. Oblongocollomyces – 1 sp. Phaeobotryon – 8 spp. Sakireeta – 1 sp. Sardiniella – 3 spp. Septorioides (5) Sphaeropsis – more than 600 spp. Tiarosporella – 2 spp. Traversoa – 1 sp.
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