Pleospora

Pleospora
Pleospora betae spinach
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kirk2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Pleospora Rabenhorst ex Cesati & De Notaris, 1863". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Pleospora". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 8 August 2023.