Pleospora
Pleospora is a genus of ascomycete fungi. This genus was originally described by Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1857 and was revised by Wehmeyer and Müller. There was an estimated 63 species in 2008.[1] As of 8 August 2023, the GBIF lists up to 440 species,[2] while Species Fungorum lists about 375 species.[3]
| Pleospora | |
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| Pleospora betae spinach | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Fungi | 
| Division: | Ascomycota | 
| Class: | Dothideomycetes | 
| Order: | Pleosporales | 
| Family: | Pleosporaceae | 
| Genus: | Pleospora Rabenh. ex Ces. & De Not.  | 
| Type species | |
| Pleospora herbarum (Pers.) Rabenh. (1857)  | |
Selected species
    
A selected few species are shown here;
- Pleospora alfalfae
 - Pleospora allii, Stemphylium leaf blight
 - Pleospora ambigua
 - Pleospora bardanae Niessl 1876
 - Pleospora betae now Neocamarosporium betae
 - Pleospora bjoerlingii
 - Pleospora eturmiuna
 - Pleospora gaudefroyi, Patouillard, now in genus Decorospora
 - Pleospora gigaspora
 - Pleospora gracilariae
 - Pleospora halophila
 - Pleospora herbarum
 - Pleospora iqbalii
 - Pleospora lamnaria
 - Pleospora leptosphaerulinoides
 - Pleospora lycopersici
 - Pleospora mullerii
 - Pleospora paludiscirpi
 - Pleospora papaveracea, possible biocontrol for oriental poppy, now in genus Crivellia.
 - Pleospora pelagica
 - Pleospora pelvetiae
 - Pleospora rubicunda
 - Pleospora rudis
 - Pleospora sedicola
 - Pleospora shepherdiae, attacks dead twigs of Crataegus
 - Pleospora spartinae
 - Pleospora theae
 - Pleospora tomatonis
 - Pleospora triglochinicola
 - Pleospora welwitschiae
 
References
    
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 547. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
 - "Pleospora Rabenhorst ex Cesati & De Notaris, 1863". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
 - "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Pleospora". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
 
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