Apiosporaceae | |
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Dictyoarthrinium musae | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Amphisphaeriales |
Family: |
Apiosporaceae K.D.Hyde, J.Fröhl., Joanne E.Taylor & M.E.Barr (1998) |
Type genus | |
Apiospora
Sacc. (1875)
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The Apiosporaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota. [1] It was placed in the order Amphisphaeriales in 2020. [2]
The family was circumscribed in 1998. [3] Species in the family are saprobic, and derive nutrients by decomposing and digesting plant matter, especially palms and grasses. Anamorph genera include Arthrinium and Cordella. [4]
As accepted by Species Fungorum and Outline of Fungi 2020. [2]