Fungalpedia – Note 2133, Ohleriella
Ohleriella. Earle.
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Delitschiaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – Ohleriella, typified by Ohleriella neomexicana Earle. was introduced by Earle (1902). Ohleriella was included in Fenestellaceae (Barr 1987a, 1990a) but later Barr (2000) excluded Ohleriella from Fenestellaceae and accommodated it in Delitschiaceae due to its habit. Ohleriella has been treated as a synonym in many genera (Ohleria, Sporormiella or Preussia) (Ahmed & Cain 1972, von Arx & Müller 1975, Clements & Shear 1931). This genus differs from other genera in having more than 2-celled ascospores with saprobic on woody material. Morphology and molecular studies are needed to resolve this issue.
Type species: Ohleriella neomexicana Earle, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 2(no. 7): 349 (1902).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Ohleriella.
References
Barr ME. 1987a – New taxa and combinations in the Loculoascomycetes. Mycotaxon 29, 501–505.
Barr ME. 1990a – Melanommatales (Loculoascomycetes). North American Flora 13(II), 1–129.
Barr ME. 2000 – Notes on coprophilous bitunicate Ascomycetes. Mycotaxon 76, 105–112.
Clements FE, Shear CL. 1931 – Genera of fungi, edn 2. i–vii, 58 plates. H.W. Wilson Company, USA, New York, pp 496.
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 8 April 2026