Venturiaceae Explained

The Venturiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Venturiales.^[1] Several of the species in this family are plant pathogens.

List of genera

As accepted by GBIF;^[2]

• Acantharia (7)
• Antennaria (2)
• Antennularia (1)
• Anungitea (30)
• Anungitopsis (9)
• Aphysa (2)
• Apiosporina (5)
• Arkoola (1)
• Arnaudia (1)
• Asterula (3)
• Atopospora (4)
• Botryostroma (3)
• Caproventuria (1)
• Coleroa (31)
• Crotone (2)
• Cylindrosympodioides (3)
• Cylindrosympodium (18)
• Dictyodochium (1)
• Ectosticta (9)
• Fusicladium (112)
• Gelatosphaera (2)
• Gibbera (50)
• Karakulinia (1)
• Lasiobotrys (5)
• Limacinia (6)
• Lineostroma (1)
• Magnohelicospora (2)
• Maireella (1)
• Metacoleroa (1)
• Monopus (1)
• Montagnina (1)
• Napicladium (14)
• Phaeosphaerella (31)
• Phaeosporella (1)
• Phragmogibbera (2)
• Piggotia (4)
• Polyrhizon (7)
• Protoventuria (20)
• Pseudoanungitea (3)
• Pseudocladosporium (3)
• Pseudoparodiella (1)
• Pseudotthia (1)
• Pyrenobotrys (2)
• Rhizogene (2)
• Rhizosphaera (13)
• Robledia (1)
• Rosenscheldiella (21)
• Sivanesaniella (1)
• Spilocaea (2)
• Spilodochium (4)
• Spilosticta (8)
• Stigmatea (27)
• Trichodothella (2)
• Trichodothis (3)
• Tyrannosorus (1)
• Uleodothis (8)
• Venturia (206)
• Xenomeris (12)

Figures in brackets are approx. how many species per genus.^[2]

External links

• Venturiaceae at Index Fungorum

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota – 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1–58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA .
2. Web site: Venturiaceae . www.gbif.org . 10 August 2022 . en.