Botryosphaeriaceae

The Botryosphaeriaceae are a family of sac fungi (Ascomycetes), which is the type representative of the order Botryosphaeriales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 26 genera and over 1500 species. Members of this order include notable plant pathogens.

Genera

This is a list of the genera in the Botryosphaeriaceae, based on a 2022 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues. Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:

Alanphillipsia Crous & M.J. Wingf. (2013) – 5 spp.

Barriopsis A.J.L.Phillips, A.Alves & Crous (2008) – 5 spp.

Botryobambusa Phook., Jian K.Liu & K.D.Hyde (2012) – 2 spp.

Botryosphaeria Ces. & De Not. (1863) – 9 spp.

Cophinforma Doilom, Jian K.Liu & K.D.Hyde (2012) (2)

Dichomera C. Mont. (Cooke) (1878)

Diplodia Fr. (1834) – more than 1000 spp.

Dothiorella Sacc. (1880) – about 400 spp.

Endomelanconiopsis E.I.Rojas & Samuels (2008) – 3 spp.

Eutiarosporella Crous (2015) – 7 spp.

Lasiodiplodia Ellis & Everh. (1896) –37 spp.

Macrodothiorella Petrak & Sydow, 1927

Macrophoma (Sacc.) Berl. & Voglino, 1886 (310)

Macrophomina Petr. (1923) – 4 spp.

Marasasiomyces Crous (2015) – 1 sp.

Mucoharknessia Crous, R.M.Sánchez & Bianchin. (2015) – 2 spp.

Neodeightonia C.Booth (1970) – 8 spp.

Neofusicoccum Crous, Slippers & A.J.L.Phillips (2006) – 40 spp.

Neoscytalidium Crous & Slippers (2006) – 1 sp.

Oblongocollomyces Tao Yang & Crous (2017) – 1 sp.

Phaeobotryon Theiss. & Syd. (1915) – 8 spp.

Sakireeta Subram. & K.Ramakr. (1957) – 1 sp.

Sardiniella Linald., A.Alves & A.J.L.Phillips (2016) – 3 spp.

Septorioides W.Quaedvlieg, G.J.M.Verkley & P.W.Crous, 2013 (5)

Sphaeropsis Sacc. (1880) – more than 600 spp.

Tiarosporella Höhn. (1919) – 2 spp.

Traversoa Sacc., Syd. & P.Syd. (1913) – 1 sp.