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., the GBIF lists up to 440 species, while Species Fungorum lists about 375 species.

Selected species

A selected few species are shown here;Pleospora alfalfaePleospora allii, Stemphylium leaf blightPleospora ambiguaPleospora bardanae Niessl 1876 Pleospora betae now Neocamarosporium betaePleospora bjoerlingiiPleospora eturmiunaPleospora gaudefroyi, Patouillard, now in genus DecorosporaPleospora gigasporaPleospora gracilariaePleospora halophilaPleospora herbarumPleospora iqbaliiPleospora lamnariaPleospora leptosphaerulinoidesPleospora lycopersiciPleospora mulleriiPleospora paludiscirpiPleospora papaveracea, possible biocontrol for oriental poppy, now in genus Crivellia. Pleospora pelagicaPleospora pelvetiaePleospora rubicundaPleospora rudisPleospora sedicolaPleospora shepherdiae, attacks dead twigs of CrataegusPleospora spartinaePleospora theaePleospora tomatonisPleospora triglochinicola