Lirula
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| Lirula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Rhytismatales |
| Family: | Rhytismataceae |
| Genus: | Lirula Darker |
| Type species | |
| Lirula nervisequa | |
Lirula is a genus of seven species of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family.[1][2]
Fungi in the genus cause diseases of trees; for example, Lirula macrospora causes needle blight of spruces such as Picea pungens and Picea glauca.[3]