Leptosphaeriaceae

The Leptosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. The family was circumscribed by mycologist Margaret E. Barr in 1987.^[1] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contained 8 genera and 302 species.^[2] The family has a widespread distribution, but is especially prevalent in temperate regions. Species are either saprobic or grow as nectrotrophs (organisms that grow and reproduce on dead cells) on the stems or leaves of plants.^[3]

Leptosphaeriaceae
Leptosphaeria acuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Leptosphaeriaceae M.E.Barr 1987[1]
Type genus
Leptosphaeria Ces. & De Not. (1863)

Genera

As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with number of species per genus);^[4]

• Alloleptosphaeria Ariyaw., Wanas. & K.D. Hyde (1)
• Alternariaster E.G. Simmons (4)
• Chaetoplea (Sacc.) Clem. (ca. 20)
• Heterosporicola Crous (2)
• Leptosphaeria Ces. & De Not. (151)
• Neoleptosphaeria Ariyaw. & K.D. Hyde (2)
• Ochraceocephala Voglmayr & Aiello (1)
• Paraleptosphaeria Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley (7)
• Parahendersonia A.W. Ramaley (1995) (2)
• Plenodomus Preuss (18)
• Praeclarispora Doilom, W. Dong, K. D. Hyde & C. F. Liao (1)
• Pseudoleptosphaeria Ariyaw. & K.D. Hyde (1)
• Querciphoma Crous (2)
• Sclerenchymomyces Phukhams. & K.D. Hyde (2)
• Sphaerellopsis Cooke (6)
• Subplenodomus Gruyter, Aveskamp & Verkley (6)