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Leptosphaerulina
Sign in to saveLeptosphaerulina is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class was unknown in 2007 until it was placed within the Didymellaceae family in the Pleosporales order. The genus was first described by Australian plant pathologist Daniel McAlpine in 1902.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassDothideomycetes
- OrderPleosporales
- FamilyDidymellaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Didymellaceae
- Collections
- IPA, BPI, VPI, UPS
- Recorded in
- Brasil, United States, Costa Rica, Germany, South Africa, Guatemala, Australia, Iceland
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Didymellaceae
- Image
- Leptosphaerulina sp.jpg
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- taxon name
- Leptosphaerulina
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- McAlpine
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Leptosphaerulina is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class was unknown in 2007 until it was placed within the Didymellaceae family in the Pleosporales order. The genus was first described by Australian plant pathologist Daniel McAlpine in 1902.
Situation: A range of cool season grasses.
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