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Ophiosphaerella

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Ophiosphaerella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Phaeosphaeriaceae
Genus: Ophiosphaerella
Speg. (1909)
Type species
Ophiosphaerella graminicola
Speg. (1909)
Species

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Ophiosphaerella is a genus of fungi in the family Phaeosphaeriaceae.[1] The genus was described by Italian-Argentinian botanist and mycologist Carlos Luigi Spegazzini in 1909.[2]

Several species are pathogens of turfgrass, causing darkly pigmented hyphae on roots known as "dead spot". Ophiosphaerella korrae, Ophiosphaerella narmari, and Ophiosphaerella herpotricha affect bermudagrass (Cynodon species), while the latter fungus also causes dead spot in buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides). Ophiosphaerella korrae is a cause of necrotic ring spot in creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra).[3]

Species

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As accepted by Species Fungorum;[4]

Former species;[4]

References

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  1. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  2. ^ Spegazzini C. (1909). "Mycetes Argentinenses. Series IV". Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Buenos Aires. III. 19 (12): 257–458 (see p. 410).
  3. ^ Dernoeden PH. (2000). Creeping Bentgrass Management: Summer Stresses, Weeds and Selected Maladies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-57504-143-8.
  4. ^ a b "Ophiosphaerella - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 24 March 2023.