Melanommataceae Explained

The Melanommataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Taxa are widespread in temperate and subtropical regions, and are saprobic on wood and bark.^[1]

Genera

These are the genera that are in the Melanommataceae (including estimated number of species in each genus, totalling 1017 species), according to a 2021 review of fungal classification. Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardised author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the estimated number of species.

• Alpinaria – 1 sp.
• Aposphaeria – 189 spp.
• Asymmetricospora – 1 sp.
• Bertiella – 2 spp.
• Bicrouania – 1 sp.
• Byssosphaeria – 27 spp.
• Calyptronectria – 3 spp.
• Camposporium – 24 spp.
• Exosporiella – 1 sp.
• Fusiconidium – 3 spp.
• Herpotrichia – 101 spp.
• Mamillisphaeria – 1 sp.
• Marjia – 1 sp.
• Melanocamarosporioides – 1 sp.
• Melanocamarosporium – 2 spp.
• Melanocucurbitaria – 1 sp.
• Melanodiplodia – 1 sp.
• Melanomma – ca. 30 spp.
• Monoseptella – 1 sp.
• Muriformistrickeria – 2 spp.
• Navicella – 5 spp.
• Neobyssosphaeria – 1 sp.
• Petrakia – 6 spp.
• Phragmotrichum – 5 spp.
• Pleotrichocladium – 1 sp.
• Praetumpfia – 1 sp.
• Pseudobyssosphaeria – 1 sp.
• Pseudodidymella – 2 spp.
• Pseudostrickeria – 3 spp.
• Sarimanas – 2 spp.
• Seifertia – 2 spp.
• Tumularia – 2 spp.
• Uzbekistanica – 3 spp.
• Xenostigmina – 2 spp.

Notes and References

1. Book: Cannon PF, Kirk PM . Fungal Families of the World . CABI. Wallingford . 2007 . 0-85199-827-5 .