Micraspidaceae 

Fungalpedia – Note 1773, Micraspidaceae 

Micraspidaceae Quijada & Tanney

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Micraspidales, Leotiomycetidae, Leotiomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Diagnosis: Phylogenetically isolated within Leotiomycetes; differs from morphologically similar Tympanidaceae and Phacidiaceae because of the textura epidermoidea in the ectal excipulum and covering layers and the simultaneous production of conidia from ascospore walls and germ tubes. 

Type genus: Micraspis Darker.

References

Quijada L, Tanney JB, Popov E, Johnston PR, Pfister DH. 2020 – Cones, needles and wood: Micraspis (Micraspidaceae, Micraspidales fam. et ord. nov.) speciation segregates by host plant tissues. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 5, 99-111.

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