Piedraia
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| Piedraia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Piedraiaceae |
| Genus: | Piedraia Fonseca & Leão |
Piedraia is a genus of fungus within the Piedraiaceae family in the Capnodiales order.[1]
There are 2 known species (according to Species Fungorum);[2]
- Piedraia hortae Fonseca & Leão (1928)
- Piedraia quintanilhae Uden, Barros-Mach. & Cast.-Branco (1963)
Former species;
- P. hortae var. paraguayensis Fonseca & Leão (2014) = Piedraia hortae
- P. javanica Boedijn & Verbunt (1938) = Piedraia hortae
- P. malayi R. Green & Mankikar (1950) = Piedraia hortae
- P. sarmentoi M.J. Pereira (1930) = Piedraia hortae
- P. surinamensis C.W. Dodge (1935) = Piedraia hortae
- P. venezuelensis Brumpt & Langeron (1934) = Piedraia hortae
Piedraia hortae is responsible for causing black piedra.[3]