The Pleomassariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Taxa have a widespread distribution in both temperate and tropical regions, and are saprobic or necrotrophic on wood, bark, and other herbaceous material.[1] The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow in 1979.[2]
| Pleomassariaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Pleomassariaceae M.E.Barr (1979) |
| Type genus | |
| Pleomassaria Speg. (1880) | |
| Genera | |
Beverwykella | |
Genera
This is a list of the genera in the Pleomassariaceae, based on a 2021 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues.[3] Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:
- Beverwykella Tubaki (1975) – 3 spp.
- Lichenopyrenis Calat., Sanz & Aptroot (2001) – 1 sp.
- Myxocyclus Riess (1852) – 1 sp.
- Peridiothelia D. Hawksw. (1985) – 3 spp.
- Pleomassaria Speg. (1880) – 15 spp.
- Prosthemium Kunze (1817) – ca. 8 spp.
- Splanchnonema Corda (1829) – 37 spp.