| Mycoporaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Mycoporaceae Zahlbr. |
| Type genus | |
| Mycoporum Flot. ex Nyl. | |
| Genera [1] | |
The Mycoporaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. [1]
The Pleosporales is the largest order in the fungal class Dothideomycetes. By a 2008 estimate, it contained 23 families, 332 genera and more than 4700 species. The majority of species are saprobes on decaying plant material in fresh water, marine, or terrestrial environments, but several species are also associated with living plants as parasites, epiphytes or endophytes. The best studied species cause plant diseases on important agricultural crops e.g. Cochliobolus heterostrophus, causing southern corn leaf blight on maize, Phaeosphaeria nodorum causing glume blotch on wheat and Leptosphaeria maculans causing a stem canker on cabbage crops (Brassica). Some species of Pleosporales occur on animal dung, and a small number occur as lichens and rock-inhabiting fungi.
Curreya is a genus of fungi in the family Cucurbitariaceae.
Mycoporum is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Mycoporaceae.
The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to lichens.
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