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Fungal Diversity<br />

tomataceae, Melanommataceae, Montagnulaceae, Phaeosphaeriaceae<br />

and Pleosporaceae. Similarly muriform ascospores<br />

occur in Aigialaceae, Amniculicolaceae,<br />

Didymellaceae, Lophiostomataceae, Montagnulaceae, Pleosporaceae<br />

and Sporormiaceae. Anamorphsof<strong>Pleosporales</strong><br />

are also variable to a large degree at the family level. Both<br />

hyphomycetous and coelomycetous anamorphs co-exist in<br />

Didymellaceae, Melanommataceae or Pleosporaceae.<br />

Phoma and Phoma-like anamorphs exist in Didymellaceae,<br />

Leptosphaeriaceae, Phaeosphaeriaceae, Pleosporaceae and<br />

Melanommataceae (de Gruyter et al. 2009; Zhang et al.<br />

2009a). It is clear that some characters, e.g. cleistothecial or<br />

perithecial ascomata, shape, colour and septation of ascospores,<br />

shape or arrangement (regular or irregular) of asci, or<br />

even presence or absence of pseudoparaphyses have evolved<br />

on numerous occasions which make the use of morphological<br />

characters in segregating families complicated. It is<br />

therefore unclear with our present state of knowledge which<br />

characters are taxonomically important at the family level or<br />

whether a suit of characters are necessary to define a family.<br />

DNA sequence comparisons are essential in delineating<br />

these taxa in combination with other characters. It is hoped<br />

that additional characters, i.e. biochemical, genomic and<br />

subcellular will be used to further distinguish these groups<br />

into natural taxa. Below we discuss each of the families,<br />

their genera and their considered important characteristics.<br />

Aigialaceae Suetrong, Sakay., E.B.G. Jones, Kohlm.,<br />

Volkm.-Kohlm. & C.L. Schoch 2010<br />

The Aigialaceae was introduced by Suetrong et al.<br />

(2009) based on its carbonaceous ascomata without papilla,<br />

cylindrical asci with apical apparatus, trabeculate pseudoparaphyses<br />

and ascospores with a sheath. The type genus<br />

(Aigialus) of the Aigialaceae was previously incorporated<br />

within the Massariaceae (Lumbsch and Huhndorf 2007).<br />

Currently, three genera are assigned under Aigialaceae, viz.<br />

Ascocratera, Aigialus and Rimora (Suetrong et al. 2009).<br />

The genera included in Aigialaceae have a wide range of<br />

morphological variation, with very few shared features as<br />

mentioned above, but all are found in mangrove habitats<br />

(Suetrong et al. 2009). The ascospores, however, vary<br />

widely from having 1 to 3 transverse septa and being hyaline<br />

to muriformly septate and brown (Suetrong et al. 2009). It is<br />

still unclear which characters unify the family and therefore<br />

placement of unsequenced genera is difficult. Further<br />

molecular work is needed to better understand this family.<br />

Amniculicolaceae Yin. Zhang, C.L. Schoch, J. Fourn.,<br />

Crous & K.D. Hyde 2009<br />

Members of Amniculicolaceae form a well supported<br />

clade, and all are freshwater fungi which usually stain the<br />

woody substrate purple (Zhang et al. 2009a, c). Genera of<br />

Amniculicolaceae have ascomata with compressed papilla<br />

Table 4 Families currently accepted in <strong>Pleosporales</strong> (syn. Melanommatales)<br />

with included genera<br />

<strong>Pleosporales</strong> subordo. Pleosporineae<br />

?Cucurbitariaceae<br />

Cucurbitaria Gray<br />

Curreya Sacc.<br />

?Rhytidiella Zalasky<br />

Syncarpella Theiss. & Syd.<br />

Didymellaceae<br />

?Appendispora K.D. Hyde<br />

Didymella Sacc. ex D. Sacc.<br />

Didymosphaerella Cooke<br />

Leptosphaerulina McAlpine<br />

Macroventuria Aa<br />

?Platychora Petr.<br />

Didymosphaeriaceae<br />

Didymosphaeria Fuckel<br />

Phaeodothis Syd. & P. Syd.<br />

Dothidotthiaceae<br />

Dothidotthia Höhn.<br />

Leptosphaeriaceae<br />

Leptosphaeria Ces. & De Not.<br />

Neophaeosphaeria Câmara, M.E. Palm & A.W. Ramaley<br />

Phaeosphaeriaceae<br />

Barria Z.Q. Yuan<br />

?Bricookea M.E. Barr<br />

?Chaetoplea (Sacc.) Clem.<br />

?Eudarluca Speg.<br />

Entodesmium Reiss<br />

?Hadrospora Boise<br />

Lautitia S. Schatz<br />

Loratospora Kohlm. & Volkm.-Kohlm.<br />

Metameris Theiss. & Syd.<br />

Mixtura O.E. Erikss. & J.Z. Yue<br />

Nodulosphaeria Rabenh.<br />

Ophiobolus Reiss<br />

Ophiosphaerella Speg.<br />

Phaeosphaeria I. Miyake<br />

Phaeosphaeriopsis Câmara, M.E. Palm & A.W.<br />

Ramaley<br />

Pleoseptum A.W. Ramaley & M.E. Barr<br />

Setomelanomma M. Morelet<br />

Wilmia Dianese, Inácio & Dornelo-Silva<br />

Pleosporaceae<br />

Cochliobolus Drechsler<br />

Crivellia Shoemaker & Inderbitzin<br />

Decorospora Inderbitzin, Kohlm. & Volkm.-Kohlm.<br />

Extrawettsteinina M.E. Barr<br />

Lewia M.E. Barr & E.G. Simmons<br />

Macrospora Fuckel<br />

Platysporoides (Wehm.) Shoemaker & C.E. Babc.<br />

Pleospora Rabenh. ex Ces. & De Not.<br />

Pseudoyuconia Lar. N. Vasiljeva<br />

Pyrenophora Fr.<br />

Setosphaeria K.J. Leonard & Suggs<br />

<strong>Pleosporales</strong> subordo. Massarineae<br />

Lentitheciaceae<br />

Lentithecium K.D. Hyde, J. Fourn. & Yin. Zhang

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