Paraphaeosphaeria
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| Paraphaeosphaeria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Didymosphaeriaceae |
| Genus: | Paraphaeosphaeria O.E.Erikss. (1967) |
| Type species | |
| Paraphaeosphaeria michotii (Westend.) O.E.Erikss. (1967) | |
Paraphaeosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the Didymosphaeriaceae family.[1] The genus has 23 species found in Europe and North America. Anamorph forms are found in the genus Paraconiothyrium.[2] The genus was circumscribed by O.E. Eriksson in 1967.[3]
Species Paraphaeosphaeria minitans W.A. Campb. (1947) (formerly Coniothyrium minitans) has been used as biological control agent against soilborne diseases such as Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, and Verticillium.[4]
