Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
Pleosporales - CBS - KNAW
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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