Asterinaceae

Belongs within: Dothideomyceta.

The Asterinaceae are a primarily tropical family of fungi biotrophic on leaves (Kirk et al. 2001).

Characters (Kirk et al. 2001): Mycelium superficial, often hyphopodiate. Ascomata round or elongate, strongly flattened, either opening by radiating or longitudinal splits, or by a lysigenous pore; peridium usually composed of radiating isodiametric cells; hymenium often gelatinous, J+ blue. Interascal tissue absent. Asci ovoid to cylindrical, thick-walled, fissitunicate. Ascospores brown, transversely septate. Anamorph coelomycetous.

<==Asterinaceae [Asterinales]
    |--Allothyrium Syd. 1939KC01
    |--Anariste Syd. 1927KC01
    |--Aphanopeltis Syd. 1927 [incl. Thallochaete Theiss. 1913]KC01
    |--Asterodothis Theiss. 1912 [incl. Asterostromina Bat. & Vital 1957]KC01
    |--Asterolibertia Arnaud 1918 [incl. Steyaertia Bat. & Maia 1960, Wardina Arnaud 1918]KC01
    |--Aulographina Arx & Müll. 1960 [incl. Thyrinula Petr. & Syd. 1924]KC01
    |--Batistinula Arx 1960 [incl. Triposporium Corda 1837]KC01
    |--Cirsosia Arnaud 1918 (see below for synonymy)KC01
    |--Dothidasteromella Höhn. 1910 [=Dothidasteris Clem. & Shear 1931; incl. Balansina Arnaud 1918, Hysterostoma Theiss. 1913]KC01
    |--Echidnodella Theiss. & Syd. 1918KC01
    |--Echidnodes Theiss. & Syd. 1918 [incl. Lembosiodothis Höhn. 1917, Maurodothella Arnaud 1918]KC01
    |--Halbania Racib. 1889KC01
    |--Lembosia Lév. 1845 (see below for synonymy)KC01
    |--Lembosina Theiss. 1913KC01
    |--Lembosiopsis Theiss. 1918KC01
    |--Leveillella Theiss. & Dys. 1915KC01
    |--Macowaniella Doidge 1921KC01
    |--Morenoina Theiss. 1913 [incl. Aulographella Höhn. 1917]KC01
    |--Neostomella Syd. 1927 [incl. Polythyrium Syd. 1929]KC01
    |--Parasterinella Speg. 1924KC01
    |--Parasterinopsis Bat. 1960KC01
    |--Petrakina Cif. 1932KC01
    |--Placoasterella Sacc. ex Theiss. & Syd. 1915KC01
    |--Placoasterina Toro 1930KC01
    |--Prillieuxina Arnaud 1918KC01
    |--Symphaster Theiss. & Syd. 1915 [incl. Isipinga Doidge 1921]KC01
    |--Thyriopsis Theiss. & Syd. 1915 [incl. Dothiclyepolum Höhn. 1916]KC01
    |--Trichamelia Bat. 1960KC01
    |--Uleothyrium Petr. 1929KC01
    |--Viegasia Bat. 1951KC01
    |--Yamamotoa Bat. 1960 [incl. Peresiopsis Bat. 1960]KC01
    |--Trichasterina Arnaud 1918 [incl. Doguetia Bat. & Lima 1960, Trichosia Bat. & Garnier 1960]KC01
    |--Eupelte Syd. 1924 non Claus 1860 (ICZN) [incl. Maurodothina Arnaud ex Piroz. & Shoemaker 1970, Pirozynskia Subram. 1972]KC01
    |--Euthythyrites Cookson 1947KC01
    |--Leptothyriomyces Kräusel 1929KC01
    |--Meliolaster Höhn. 1918 [incl. Patouillardina Arnaud 1917 non Bres. 1906]KC01
    |--Molinea Doub. & Pons 1975KC01
    |--Placosoma Syd. 1924 non Tschudi 1847 (ICZN)KC01
    `--Asterina Lév. 1845 (see below for synonymy)KC01
         `--A. castanopsisD03

Asterina Lév. 1845 non Nardo 1834 (ICZN) [incl. Asterella (Sacc.) Sacc. 1891 non Beauv. 1805, Asterinotheca Bat. & Maia 1958, Asterostomella Speg. 1886, Calothyriolum Speg. 1919, Dimerosporium Fuckel 1870, Englera Stevens 1939, Englerulaster Höhn. 1910, Hyphaster Henn. 1903, Myxasterina Höhn. 1909, Oothecium Speg. 1919, Opeasterina Speg. 1919, Parasterina Theiss. & Syd. 1917 non Fisher 1908 (ICZN)]^KC01

Cirsosia Arnaud 1918 [incl. Cirsosiella Arnaud 1918, Halbanina Arnaud 1918, Lembopodia Bat. 1960, Morqueria Bat. & Maia 1963]^KC01

Lembosia Lév. 1845 [incl. Heraldoa Bat. 1959, Lembosidium Speg. 1923, Lembosiellina Bat. & Maia 1960, Micrographa Müll. Arg. 1890, Micrographomyces Cif. & Tomas. 1953 (nom. illeg.), Morenoella Speg. 1885]^KC01

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[D03] David, J. C. 2003. Orthographic conundrums: The problem of –opsis and –botrys. Taxon 52: 603–608.

[KC01] Kirk, P. M., P. F. Cannon, J. C. David & J. A. Stalpers. 2001. Ainsworth & Bisby’s Dictionary of the Fungi 9^th ed. CAB International: Wallingford (UK).