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Pleospora

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. As of 8 August 2023, the GBIF lists up to 440 species, while Species Fungorum lists about 375 species.

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Pleospora
Pleospora betae spinach
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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, 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;

References

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.

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