Pleospora

Pleospora is a genus of ascomycete fungi. This genus was originally described by Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1857 and was revised by Wehmeyer and Müller. There was an estimated 63 species in 2008.^[1] As of 8 August 2023^[update], the GBIF lists up to 440 species,^[2] while Species Fungorum lists about 375 species.^[3]

Pleospora
Pleospora betae spinach
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Pleosporaceae
Genus:	Pleospora Rabenh. ex Ces. & De Not.
Type species
Pleospora herbarum (Pers.) Rabenh. (1857)

Selected species

See also: List of Pleospora species

A selected few species are shown here;

• Pleospora alfalfae
• Pleospora allii, Stemphylium leaf blight
• Pleospora ambigua
• Pleospora bardanae Niessl 1876
• Pleospora betae now Neocamarosporium betae
• Pleospora bjoerlingii
• Pleospora eturmiuna
• Pleospora gaudefroyi, Patouillard, now in genus Decorospora
• Pleospora gigaspora
• Pleospora gracilariae
• Pleospora halophila
• Pleospora herbarum
• Pleospora iqbalii
• Pleospora lamnaria
• Pleospora leptosphaerulinoides
• Pleospora lycopersici
• Pleospora mullerii
• Pleospora paludiscirpi
• Pleospora papaveracea, possible biocontrol for oriental poppy, now in genus Crivellia.
• Pleospora pelagica
• Pleospora pelvetiae
• Pleospora rubicunda
• Pleospora rudis
• Pleospora sedicola
• Pleospora shepherdiae, attacks dead twigs of Crataegus
• Pleospora spartinae
• Pleospora theae
• Pleospora tomatonis
• Pleospora triglochinicola
• Pleospora welwitschiae