Valsa
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| Valsa | |
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| Valsa salicina on Salix twigs | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Diaporthales |
| Family: | Valsaceae |
| Genus: | Valsa Fr. (1849)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Valsa ambiens (Pers.) Fr. (1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Circinaria Bonord. (1851) | |
Valsa is a genus of fungi within the family Valsaceae.[2] There are about 70 species in the widespread genus. Anamorphs are classified in the genus Cytospora.[3]