Apiosporaceae Explained
The Apiosporaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota.[1] It was placed in the order Amphisphaeriales in 2020.[2]
The family was circumscribed in 1998.[3] Species in the family are saprobic, and derive nutrients by decomposing and digesting plant matter, especially palms and grasses. Anamorph genera include Arthrinium and Cordella.[4]
Genera
As accepted by Species Fungorum and Outline of Fungi 2020.[2]
- Cordella (6)
- Dictyoarthrinium (6)
- Nigrospora (25)
- Papularia (5)
- Phaeoharziella (1)
- Pseudobasidium (1)
Notes and References
- Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota – 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1–58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp . 2009-03-18 .
- 6 . Wijayawardene . Nalin . Hyde . Kevin . Laith Khalil Tawfeeq . Al-Ani . Somayeh . Dolatabadi . Stadler . Marc . Haelewaters . Danny . Tsurykau . Andrei . Mesic . Armin . Navathe . Sudhir . Papp . Viktor . Oliveira Fiuza . Patrícia . Vázquez . Víctor . Gautam . Ajay . Becerra . Alejandra G. . Ekanayaka . Anusha . K. C. . Rajeshkumar . Bezerra . Jadson . Matočec . Neven . Maharachchikumbura . Sajeewa . Suetrong . Satinee . 2020 . Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa . Mycosphere . 11 . 1060–1456 . 10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8 . free. 10481/61998 . free .
- Hyde KD, Fröhlich J, Taylor JE . 1998 . Fungi from palms. XXXVI. Reflections on unitunicate ascomycetes with apiospores . Sydowia . 50 . 1 . 21–80.
- Book: Cannon PF, Kirk PM . Fungal Families of the World . CAB International . Wallingford, UK . 2007 . 14 . 978-0-85199-827-5.