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Family: | Pleomassariaceae
M.E.Barr (1979)
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Pleomassaria
Speg. (1880)
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Beverwykella |
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]
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: