Asteritea

Asteritea is a genus of fungi in the Microthyriaceae family; according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement in this family is uncertain.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Asteritea roureae. Asteritea is a parasitic or saprobic fungus that appears as black spots on the underside of leaves. Wu, Hyde, and Chen describe Asteritea as having "flattened ascomata with a star-like opening and superficial mycelium with hyphopodia" and suggest placement in the Asterinaceae family.[2]

Asteritea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Dothideomycetes
Subclass:
Dothideomycetidae
Order:
Microthyriales
Family:
Microthyriaceae
Genus:
Asteritea

Bat. & R. Garnier
Type species
Asteritea roureae
Bat. & R. Garnier

References
  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009.
  2. Haixia Wu; Kevin D. Hyde & Hang Chen (March 2011). "Studies on Microthyriaceae: placement of Actinomyxa, Asteritea, Cirsosina, Polystomellina and Stegothyrium". Cryptogami Mycologie. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-22.


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