Fungalpedia – Note 2124, Staurosphaeria
Staurosphaeria. Rabenh.
Citation when using this data: Hongsanan S et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.
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Classification: Didymosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes – Staurosphaeria and Karstenula were assumed to be congeneric in Montagnulaceae. Later the type K. rhodostoma was linked to the asexual morph of Microdiplodia frangulae. Staurosphaeria is characterized by red-brown conidia, developing a transverse septum, and later vertical septa, dividing the conidium into four compartments, which is distinct from Camarosporium sensu stricto in that conidia in the latter are unevenly pigmented (pale brown at ends), and multi-septate. Hence, by considering the morphological and phylogenetic support Staurosphaeria was included under Coniothyriaceae by Wanasinghe et al. (2017a).
Type species: Staurosphaeria lycii Rabenh., Klotzschii Herb. Viv. Mycol., Edn Nov, Ser. Sec., Cent. 8: no. 736 (1858).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Staurosphaeria.
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 8 April 2026