Sporormiaceae

The Sporormiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Taxa have a cosmopolitan distribution and are saprobic on dung (coprophilous) and rotting vegetation.[1]

Sporormiaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Subdivision:
Pezizomycotina
Class:
Dothideomycetes
Order:
Pleosporales
Family:
Sporormiaceae

Munk (1957)
Type genus
Sporormia
Munk (1957)
Genera

Chaetopreussia
Eremodothis
Pleophragmia
Preussia
Pycnidiophora
Sporormia
Sporormiella
Spororminula
Westerdykella

Description

The Sporormiaceae are characterized by having dark brown, septate spores with germ slits.[2]

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References
  1. Cannon PF, Kirk PM. (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Kruys A, Eriksson OE, Wedin M. (2005). "Phylogenetic relationships of coprophilous Pleosporales (Dothideomycetes, Ascomycota), and the classification of some bitunicate taxa of unknown position". Mycological Research. 110 (5): 527–536. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2006.03.002. PMID 16769507.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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