Spinulosphaeria
Genus of fungi
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Spinulosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the Sordariomycetes class (subclass Sordariomycetidae) of the Ascomycota.[1] It was placed in 2020, within the Order Coronophorales and in the family of Chaetosphaerellaceae.[2]
| Spinulosphaeria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Coronophorales |
| Family: | Chaetosphaerellaceae |
| Genus: | Spinulosphaeria Sivan. |
| Type species | |
| Spinulosphaeria thaxteri (Pat.) Sivan., (1974) | |
It was thought to be a monotypic genus, containing the single species Spinulosphaeria thaxteri, until 2010 when Spinulosphaeria nuda Mugambi & Huhndorf (2010) was discovered on decorticated fallen logs in Puerto Rico.[3]
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