Placosphaeria sedi
Placosphaeria sedi Sacc., Michelia 2(no. 6): 115 (1880).
Index Fungorum number: IF 204694; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12412
Description: see Saccardo (1880).
Material considered: see Saccardo (1880).
Importance and distribution
Placosphaeria comprises 62 species known on wide range of plants such as Annona muricata (Annonaceae), Arctostaphylos nevadensis (Ericaceae), Aristida pallens (Poaceae), Astragalus longipetiolatus (Fabaceae), Baccharis sp. (Asteraceae), Bartsia alpina (Orobanchaceae), Bougainvillea spectabilis (Nyctaginaceae), Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae), Campanula sp. (Campanulaceae), Elytrigia repens (Poaceae), Galium odoratum (Rubiaceae), Panicum turgidum (Poaceae) amongst others. Placosphaeria is reported from Africa (Eritrea), Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (Greenland, Poland, Ukraine), North America (Caribbean (Dominican Republic), the United States) and South America (Chile).
References
Kirk PM, Stalpers JA, Braun U, Crous PW et al. 2013 – A without-prejudice list of generic names of fungi for protection under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. IMA fungus 4, 381–443.
Lumbsch HT, Huhndorf SM. 2010 – Outline of Ascomycota–2009. Fieldiana Life and Earth Sciences 1, 1–60.
Saccardo PA. 1880 – Fungi Gallici lecti a cl. viris P. Brunaud, Abb. Letendre, A. Malbranche, J. Therry vel editi in Mycotheca Gallica C. Roumegueri. Series II. Michelia 2, 39–135.
Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Al-Ani LKT, Tedersoo L et al. 2020 – Outline of Fungi and fungi-like taxa. Mycosphere 11, 1060–1456.
Wijayawardene NN, Hyde KD, Rajeshkumar KC, Hawksworth DL et al. 2017– Notes for genera: Ascomycota. Fungal Diversity 86, 1–594.
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