Massariaceae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
Class: | Dothideomycetes |
Subclass: | Pleosporomycetidae |
Order: | Pleosporales |
Family: |
Massariaceae Nitschke (1869) |
Type genus | |
Massaria De Not. |
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Genera | |
Aigialus |
Aigialus
Decaisnella
Dothivalsaria
Dubitatio - placement tentative
Massaria
Navicella
The Massariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Taxa have a cosmopolitan distribution, but are better known in more temperate zones. Although the family is poorly known, it has been suggested that they are saprobic in wood and bark, with a few species being weak pathogens.