Belongs within: Capnodiales.
Contains: Passalora, Pseudocercospora, Cladosporium, Cercospora.
The Mycosphaerellaceae are a group of often plant-pathogenic fungi including the genus Cercospora and related taxa, commonly associated with spot formation on leaves. Mycosphaerella graminicola is the cause of septoria leaf spot, one of the most significant diseases of wheat.
<==Mycosphaerellaceae [Mycospherellales, Mycosphaerellineae]
|--+--Davidiella tassianaSS09 [=Mycosphaerella tassianaKC01; incl. Cladosporium herbarumSS09]
| `--CladosporiumSS09
`--Mycosphaerella Johanson 1884SS09, KC01 (see below for synonymy)
| i. s.: M. africanaSH05
| M. alocasiae (see below for synonymy)BMM99
| M. arachidisKC01 (see below for synonymy)
| M. ascophylliKC01
| ‘Cercospora’ bataticola Cif. & Bruner 1931 [=Phaeoisariopsis bataticola (Cif. & Bruner) Ellis 1976]BMM99
| M. bellulaSH05
| M. brassicicolaKC01
| M. carinthiacaKC01
| M. castanopsidisD03
| M. citriVC07
| M. confusaSH05
| ‘Paracercospora’ egenula (Syd.) Deighton 1979 (see below for synonymy)BMM99
| M. fibrillosaSH05
| M. fragariaeKC01
| ‘Mycovellosiella’ fulva [=Cladosporium fulvum, Fulvia fulva]KC01
| ‘Cercospora’ fusimaculans Atk. 1892 [=Phaeoramularia fusimaculans (Atk.) Liu & Guo 1982]BMM99
| ‘Mycovellosiella’ gliricidiae (Syd.) Braun in Braun, Mouchacca & McKenzie 1999 (see below for synonymy)BMM99
| ‘Isariopsis’ griseola Sacc. 1878 (see below for synonymy)BMM99
| M. grossulariaeKC01
| M. holualoanaSH05
| ‘Mycovellosiella’ koepkei (Krüger) Deighton 1979 (see below for synonymy)BM99
| M. konaeSH05
| M. laricinaKC01
| ‘Sphaerella’ linorumKC01
| 'Phaeoramularia’ malpighiae Braun & Mouchacca in Braun, Mouchacca & McKenzie 1999BMM99
| ‘Ragnhildiana’ manihotis Stevens & Solheim 1931 (see below for synonymy)BMM99
| M. microsporaSH05
| M. musicolaKC01 [incl. Cercospora musae Zimm. 1902KC01, BMM99, Pseudocercospora musae (Zimm.) Deighton 1976BMM99]
| M. mycopappiSL02
| ‘Mycovellosiella’ nervisequens (Kranz) Braun in Braun, Mouchacca & McKenzie 1999 (see below for synonymy)BMM99
| M. nubilosaSH05
| ‘Cercosporella’ pastinacaeKC01
| M. pini (see below for synonymy)BG00
| M. pinodesKC01
| M. rubiKC01
| M. sentinaKC01
| ‘Cercostigmina’ syzygiiBMM99
| M. thermopsidisD03
| M. ulmiKC01
| ‘Ramularia’ vallisumbrosaeKC01
| 'Phaeoramularia’ viburniBMM99
| M. waimeanaSH05
| 'Phaeoramularia’ weigelicola [=Ramularia weigeliae]BMM99
|--+--M. fijiensisSS09 [incl. Cercospora fijiensis Morelet 1969BMM99, Paracercospora fijiensis (Morelet) Deighton 1979BMM99]
| | |--M. f. var. fijiensisBMM99
| | `--‘Paracercospora’ f. var. difformisBMM99
| `--CercosporaSS09
`--+--M. graminicolaSS09
`--M. punctiformisSS09
Mycosphaerellaceae incertae sedis:
Achorodothis Syd. 1926KC01
Cymadothea Wolf 1935 [incl. Polythrincium Kunze 1817]KC01
`--C. trifoliiKC01
Euryachora Fuckel 1870EB03, KC01 [incl. Didymochora Höhn. 1918KC01, Discomycopsis Müll. Arg. 1893KC01]
Melanodothis Arnold 1972 [incl. Hyalodothis Pat. & Har. 1893 (n. d.)]KC01
Placocrea Syd. 1939KC01
Sphaerellothecium Zopf 1897KC01
Stigmidium Trevis. 1860 [incl. Epicymatia Fuckel 1870, Pharcidia Körb. 1865, Pharcidiopsis Sacc. 1905]KC01
|--‘Pharcidia’ balani (Winter) Bauch 1936 (see below for synonymy)L78
`--S. peltideaeA96
Sphaerulina Sacc. 1878KC01 (see below for synonymy)
|--S. pterocarpi (Racib.) Arx & Müller 1975 (see below for synonymy)RS99
|--S. rehmianaKC01
|--S. rubiKC01
`--S. taxiKC01
Wernerella Navarro-Rosines, Roux & Giralt 1996EB03, KC01
`--*W. maheui (Werner) Navarro-Rosines, Roux & Giralt 1998 [=Leptosphaeria maheui]E99
Colletogloeum Petr. 1953KC01
Microcyclus Sacc., Syd. & Syd. 1904 (see below for synonymy)KC01
`--M. ulei [incl. Fusicladium macrosporum, Aposphaeria ulei]KC01
Dothistroma Hulbary 1941KC01
Gillotia Sacc. & Trotter 1913KC01
Lecanosticta Syd. 1922KC01
PassaloraKC01
Phaeophleospora Rangel 1916 (n. d.)KC01
PseudocercosporaKC01
Pseudocercosporella Deighton 1973KC01
|--P. bambusae Deighton 1973BMM99
`--P. capsellae (Ellis & Everh.) Deighton 1973 [=Cylindrosporium capsellae Ellis & Everh. 1887]BMM99
Stenella Syd. 1930 [incl. Biharia Thirum. & Mishra 1953]KC01
|--S. pterocarpiBMM99
`--S. tristaniae Huguenin 1966BMM99
‘Isariopsis’ griseola Sacc. 1878 [=Cercospora griseola (Sacc.) Ragunathan & Ramakr. 1968, Phaeoisariopsis griseola (Sacc.) Ferraris 1909]BMM99
Microcyclus Sacc., Syd. & Syd. 1904 [incl. Diplochora Syd. 1913 non Höhn. 1906, Diplochorella Syd. 1913, Lizoniella Henn. ex Sacc. & Sacc. 1905, Melanopsammopsis Stahel 1915, Pazschkeella Syd. & Syd. 1901, Pseudosphaerella Höhn. 1911]KC01
Mycosphaerella Johanson 1884SS09, KC01 [incl. Acrotheca Fuckel 1860KC01, Ascospora Fr. 1825KC01, Cercodeuterospora Curzi 1932KC01, Cercosphaerella Kleb. 1918KC01, Cercosporella Sacc. 1880KC01, Cercostigmina Braun 1993KC01, Clypeispora Ramaley 1991KC01, Colletogloeopsis Crous & Wingf. 1997KC01, Cyclodothis Syd. 1913KC01, Didymaria Corda 1842KC01, Didymellina Höhn. 1918KC01, Dissoconium de Hoog, Oorschot & Hijwegen 1983KC01, Fulvia Cif. 1954KC01, Fusicladiella Höhn. 1919KC01, Gomphinaria Preuss 1851KC01, Haplodothis Höhn. 1911KC01, Helicobolus Wallr. 1833KC01, Hyalodictys Subram. 1962KC01, HygrochromaKC01, Hypomycopsis Henn. 1904KC01, Isariopsella Höhn. 1929KC01, Isariopsis Fresen. 1863KC01, Miuraea Hara 1948KC01, Mycovellosiella Rangel 1917KC01, Oligostroma Syd. & Syd. 1914KC01, Ophiocladium Cavara 1893KC01, Ovosphaerella Laib. 1922KC01, Ovularia Sacc. 1880 non Link 1830 (ICZN)KC01, Paracercospora Deighton 1979KC01, Phacellium Bonord. 1860KC01, Phaeoisariopsis Ferraris 1909KC01, Phaeoramularia Munt.-Cvetk. 1960KC01, Phloeochora Höhn. 1917KC01, Phloeospora Wallr. 1833KC01, Pseudovularia Speg. 1910KC01, Ragnhildiana Solheim 1931KC01, Ramosphaerella Laib. 1921KC01, Ramularia Unger 1833 (nom. cons.)KC01, Ramulariopsis Speg. 1910KC01, Ramularisphaerella Kleb. 1918KC01, Rhopaloconidium Petr. 1952KC01, Scirrhiachora Theiss. & Syd. 1915KC01, Septocylindrium Bonord. ex Sacc. 1880KC01, Septorisphaerella Kleb. 1918KC01, Septosphaerella Laib. 1922KC01, Spharella (Fr.) Rabenh. 1856 non Sommerf. 1824KC01, Tapeinosporium Bonord. 1853KC01, Thedgonia Sutton 1973KC01, Uwebraunia Crous & Wingf. 1996KC01, Vellosiella Rangel 1915 non Baill. 1887KC01, Walkeromyces Thaung 1976KC01, Xenostigmina Crous 1998KC01]
Mycosphaerella alocasiae [incl. Cercospora caladii var. colocasiae Höhn. 1907, C. colocasiae (Höhn.) Chupp 1954, Passalora colocasiae (Höhn.) Braun in Braun, Mouchacca & McKenzie 1999]BMM99
Mycosphaerella arachidisKC01 [incl. Cercospora arachidicola Hori 1917KC01, BMM99, Passalora arachidicola (Hori) Braun in Braun, Mouchacca & McKenzie 1999BMM99]
Mycosphaerella pini [=Eruptio pini, Scirrhia pini; incl. Dothistroma pini var. keniensis, D. pini var. linearis, D. pini, D. septospora]BG00
‘Mycovellosiella’ gliricidiae (Syd.) Braun in Braun, Mouchacca & McKenzie 1999 [=Cercospora gliricidiae Syd. 1913, Sirosporium gliricidiae (Syd.) Deighton in Ellis 1976]BMM99
‘Mycovellosiella’ koepkei (Krüger) Deighton 1979 [=Cercospora koepkei Krüger 1890; incl. Pseudocercospora miscanthi Katsuki 1956]BM99
‘Mycovellosiella’ nervisequens (Kranz) Braun in Braun, Mouchacca & McKenzie 1999 [=Cercospora nervisequens Kranz 1968]BMM99
‘Paracercospora’ egenula (Syd.) Deighton 1979 [=Cercoseptoria egenula Syd. 1935, Cercospora egenula (Syd.) Chupp & Doidge 1948; incl. Cercospora solani-melongenae Chupp 1948]BMM99
‘Pharcidia’ balani (Winter) Bauch 1936 [incl. Didymella conchae Bonar 1936, Arthopyrenia sublitoralis (Leighton) Arnold 1891]L78
‘Ragnhildiana’ manihotis Stevens & Solheim 1931 [=Phaeoramularia manihotis (Stevens & Solheim) Ellis 1976; incl. Cercospora caribaea Cif. in Muller & Chupp 1935]BMM99
Sphaerulina Sacc. 1878KC01 [incl. Micronectriella von Höhnel 1906RS99, Ophiocarpella Theiss. & Syd. 1915KC01, Sphaerialea Sousa da Câmara 1926KC01]
Sphaerulina pterocarpi (Racib.) Arx & Müller 1975 [=Micronectria pterocarpi Racib. in Koorders 1907, *Micronectriella pterocarpi (Racib.) von Höhnel 1918]RS99
*Type species of generic name indicated
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