Massariaceae

Massariaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Dothideomycetes
Subclass: Pleosporomycetidae
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Massariaceae
Nitschke (1869)
Type genus
Massaria
De Not.
Genera

Aigialus
Decaisnella
Dothivalsaria
Dubitatio - placement tentative
Massaria
Navicella

The Massariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Taxa have a cosmopolitan distribution, but are better known in more temperate zones. Although the family is poorly known, it has been suggested that they are saprobic in wood and bark, with a few species being weak pathogens.[1]

References

  1. Cannon PF, Kirk, PM. (2007). Fungal families of the world. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.
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