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Paraphaeosphaeria
Sign in to saveParaphaeosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the Didymosphaeriaceae family. The genus has 23 species found in Europe and North America. Anamorph forms are found in the genus Paraconiothyrium. The genus was circumscribed by O.E. Eriksson in 1967.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassDothideomycetes
- OrderPleosporales
- FamilyDidymosphaeriaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Didymosphaeriaceae
- Collections
- NY, MICH, BPI, UME, BG
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Australia, Guatemala, Singapore, Sweden, Germany
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Didymosphaeriaceae
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- taxon name
- Paraphaeosphaeria
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- O.E. Erikss.
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Paraphaeosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the Didymosphaeriaceae family. The genus has 23 species found in Europe and North America. Anamorph forms are found in the genus Paraconiothyrium. The genus was circumscribed by O.E. Eriksson in 1967.
Species Paraphaeosphaeria minitans (formerly Coniothyrium minitans) has been used as biological control agent against soilborne diseases such as Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, and Verticillium.
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