Dothidea Explained

Dothidea is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Dothideaceae. The genus was first described in 1818 by Elias Magnus Fries.^[1] The type species is Dothidea sambuci.^{[2] [1]}

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[3]

• Dothidea acerva
• Dothidea amorphae
• Dothidea artemisiae
• Dothidea azmati
• Dothidea baccharidis
• Dothidea berberidis
• Dothidea bullata
• Dothidea colliculosa
• Dothidea decolorans
• Dothidea edgeworthiae
• Dothidea eucalypti
• Dothidea frangulae
• Dothidea funesta
• Dothidea globulosa
• Dothidea hippophaes
• Dothidea insculpta
• Dothidea juglandis
• Dothidea kunmingensis
• Dothidea machaeriophila
• Dothidea muelleri
• Dothidea neivae
• Dothidea noxia
• Dothidea orgaoensis
• Dothidea petiolaris
• Dothidea pulchella
• Dothidea rugodisca
• Dothidea rutae
• Dothidea sambuci
• Dothidea stryphnodendri
• Dothidea tetraspora
• Dothidea vacciniorum

Species Fungorum lists up to 387 records of Dothidea species, but only the above list have stayed as Dothidea, the rest have been moved to various families and genera.^[3]

External links

• Dothidea images and occurrence data from GBIF

Notes and References

1. Book: Fries, E.M. . 1818. Observationes mycologicae. 2. 347 .
2. Web site: Mycobank: Dothidea. www.mycobank.org. 2021-04-22.
3. Web site: Dothidea - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 27 October 2022.