Belongs within: Pleosporales.
The Pleosporaceae are a family of fungi including both saprobic species and necrotrophic pathogens, some of which are economically significant. Alternaria species include significant plant pathogens, and may cause allergic reactions in humans. Curvularia lunata is also known as a pathogen of humans, potentially causing facultative infections through breaks in the skin or inhalation.
Characters (Cannon & Kirk 2007): Ascomata perithecial, more or less globose, thick-walled, immersed or erumpent, black, opening by a well-developed lysigenous ostiole, sometimes hairy or setose; peridium usually thick, with several layers of large thick-walled pseudoparenchymatous cells. Interascal tissue of cellular pseudoparaphyses. Asci more or less cylindrical, fissitunicate, the inner wall often thickened in the apical region. Ascospores brown, septate, sometimes muriform, often with a gelatinous sheath. Anamorphs hyphomycetous.
<==Pleosporaceae [Pyrenophoraceae]EB03O
|--Pyrenophora Fr. 1849LK04, KC01 (see below for synonymy)
| |--'Drechslera’ australiensisWL89
| |--P. chaetomioides [incl. Drechslera avenacea]KC01
| |--P. graminea [incl. Drechslera graminea]KC01
| |--P. phaeocomesJK06
| |--‘Drechslera’ sacchariKC01
| |--'Drechslera’ sorokinianaPHK96
| |--P. teres [incl. Drechslera teres]KC01
| |--P. tritici-repentisLK04
| |--'Drechslera’ turcicaP99
| `--‘Drechslera’ victoriaeKC01
|--+--Curvularia Boedijn 1933LK04, KC01 [incl. Curvusporium Corbetta 1963KC01, Malustela Bat. & Lima 1960KC01]
| | |--C. brachysporaML04
| | |--C. geniculataRH91
| | |--C. inaequilisHS98
| | `--C. lunataC-OE-PG-C91
| `--+--Setosphaeria Leonard & Suggs 1974LK04, KC01 (see below for synonymy)
| | |--S. monocerasLK04
| | |--'Exserohilum’ rostratumSC97
| | `--'Exserohilum’ turcicumP99
| `--Cochliobolus Drechsler 1934LK04, KC01 (see below for synonymy)
| |--C. carbonumGL98
| |--C. heterostrophusKC01 [incl. Bipolaris maydisKC01, Helminthosporium maydisKSM06]
| |--‘Bipolaris’ hawaiiensisSC97
| |--C. miyabeanus [incl. Bipolaris oryzae]KC01
| |--C. sativus [incl. Bipolaris sorokiniana]KC01
| `--C. victoriae [incl. Bipolaris victoriae]KC01
`--+--Allewia Simmons 1990SS09, KC01 [incl. Embellisia Simmons 1971KC01]
| `--A. eurekaSS09
`--Alternaria Nees 1816SS09, KC01 (see below for synonymy)
|--A. alternataSL02
|--A. brassicaeSL02
|--A. cassiaeKC01
|--A. citriS00
|--A. cucumerinaKC01
|--A. helianthiBSA97
|--A. infectoriaSH05
|--A. kikuchianaKC01
|--A. litoreaZB10
|--A. longipesKC01
|--A. padwickii (Ganguly) Ellis 1971 [=Trichoconis padwickii]DP72
|--A. solaniKD83
|--A. tenuisKD83
`--A. tenuissimaZB10
Pleosporaceae incertae sedis:
Extrawettsteinina Barr 1972KC01
Falciformispora Hyde 1992KC01
Kriegeriella Höhn. 1918KC01
Lewia Barr & Simmons 1986KC01
Macrospora Fuckel 1870 [incl. Nimbya Simmons 1989]KC01
`--M. scirpicola [=Pleospora scirpicola]HH00
Macroventuria Aa 1971KC01
Monascostroma Höhn. 1918EB03O, KC01
Platysporoides (Wehm.) Shoemaker & Babc. 1992KC01
Pseudoyuconia Vassiljeva 1983 [incl. Barrella Ahn & Shearer 1995]KC01
Zeuctomorpha Sivan., Kirk & Govindu 1984KC01
Decorospora Inderbitzin, Kohlmeyer & Volkmann-Kohlmeyer 2002EB03N
`--*D. gaudefroi (Patouillard) Inderbitzin, Kohlmann & Volkmann-Kohlmeyer 2002EB03N
Pleospora Rabenh. ex Ces. & De Not. 1863 (nom. cons.) (see below for synonymy)KC01
|--P. herbarumJK06
`--P. rudisIL01
Leptosphaerulina McAlpine 1902 (see below for synonymy)KC01
|--L. chartarum [incl. Pithomyces chartarum]KC01
`--L. crassiascaE99
Dendryphiella Bubák & Ranoj. 1914 [incl. Dwayamala Subram. 1956]KC01
|--D. arenariaSS09
`--D. salinaKC01
Stemphylium Wallr. 1833 (see below for synonymy)KC01
`--S. botryosumLH04
Ulocladium Preuss 1851 [incl. Pseudostemphylium (Wiltshire) Subram. 1961]KC01
Tremateia Kohlm., Volkm.-Kohlm. & Erikss. 1995KC01
Alternaria Nees 1816SS09, KC01 [incl. Elosia Pers. 1822KC01, Macrosporium Fr. 1832 (nom. rej.)KC01, Prathoda Subram. 1956KC01, Rhopalidium Mont. 1856KC01, Trichoconiella Jain 1976KC01]
Cochliobolus Drechsler 1934LK04, KC01 [incl. Bipolaris Shoemaker 1959KC01, Pseudocochliobolus Tsuda, Ueyama & Nishih. 1978KC01]
Leptosphaerulina McAlpine 1902 [incl. Neomichelia Penz. & Sacc. 1901, Pithomyces Berk. & Broome 1875, Pseudoplea Höhn. 1918, Scheleobrachea Hughes 1958, Scleropleella Höhn. 1918, Stemphyliomma Sacc. & Traverso 1911, Stemphyliopsis Speg. 1910 non Sm. 1901]KC01
Pleospora Rabenh. ex Ces. & De Not. 1863 (nom. cons.) [incl. Brachycladium Corda 1838, Cleistotheca Zukal 1893, Cleistothecopsis Stevens & True 1919, Dendryphion Wallr. 1833, Entomyclium Wallr. 1833]KC01
Pyrenophora Fr. 1849LK04, KC01 [incl. Angiopoma Lév. 1841 (nom. rej.)KC01, Ceuthospora Fr. 1825 (nom. rej.) non Grev. 1826 (nom. cons.)KC01, Drechslera Ito 1930 (nom. cons.)KC01, Neilreichina Kuntze 1891KC01, Polytrichia Sacc. 1882KC01, Scleroplea (Sacc.) Oudem. 1900KC01]
Setosphaeria Leonard & Suggs 1974LK04, KC01 [incl. Exserohilum Leonard & Suggs 1974KC01, Luttrellia Khokhr. & Gornostaĭ 1978 non Shearer 1978KC01]
Stemphylium Wallr. 1833 [incl. Epochniella Sacc. 1880, Fusicladiopsis Maire 1907, Scutisporium Preuss 1851, Soreymatosporium Sousa da Câmara 1930, Thyrodochium Werderm. 1924, Thyrospora Tehon & Daniels 1925]KC01
*Type species of generic name indicated
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