Fungalpedia – Note 2259, Murispora
Murispora Y. Zhang ter, J. Fourn. & K.D. Hyde
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Amniculicolaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Zhang et al. (2009c) introduced Murispora to accommodate Pleospora rubicunda which was pleospora-like but phylogenetically clustered with Amniculicolaceae species. It was a monospecific genus until Wanasinghe et al. (2015) introduced six new species viz. Murispora fagicola, M. galii, M. cardui, M. medicaginicola, M. cicognanii and M. hawksworthii from Italy and the UK. Murispora is a well-supported monophyletic genus and all species have DNA based sequence data. Morphologically, they are easier to distinguish from other species in Amniculicolaceae as the ascospores of this genus are muriform, whereas, Pseudomassariosphaeria and Amniculicola species are fusiform.
Type species: Murispora rubicunda (Niessl) Y. Zhang ter, J. Fourn. & K.D. Hyde, Stud. Mycol. 64: 96 (2009).
≡ Pleospora rubicunda Niessl, Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn 14: 191 (1876).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Murispora.
References
Entry by
Sinang Hongsanan, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50002, Thailand
Published online 3 April 2026