Fungalpedia – Note 744, Tetraplosphaeriaceae

 

Tetraplosphaeriaceae Kaz. Tanaka & K. Hiray.

Citation when using this data: Karimi O et al. 2025 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Pleosporales, Pleosporomycetidae, Dothideomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Tanaka et al. (2009) introduced Tetraplosphaeriaceae with Tetraplosphaeria as the type genus, along with the genera Polyplosphaeria, Pseudotetraploa, Quadricrura, Tetraplosphaeria, and Triplosphaeria, based on morphological characteristics and the combined phylogenetic analyses of SSU and LSU data. Hyde et al. (2013) considered Tetraplosphaeria a synonym of Tetraploa and prioritized the latter name due to the nomenclatural precedence. Recently, Zhang et al. (2023b) introduced Pseudopolyplosphaeria in this family. Currently, ten genera are accepted in Tetraplosphaeriaceae: Aquatisphaeria, Byssolophis, Ernakulamia (E.), Polyplosphaeria, Pseudopolyplosphaeria, Pseudotetraploa, Quadricrura, Shrungabeeja, Tetraploa, and Triplosphaeria (Tanaka et al. 2009, Hyde et al. 2013, 2024, Pem et al. 2024, Zhang et al. 2024a). The family is characterized by massarina-like sexual morphs, defined by hyaline, 1–3-septate ascospores surrounded by a sheath. Its asexual morphs are distinguished by conidia with setose appendages (Tanaka et al. 2009, Hyde et al. 2013, Tibpromma et al. 2018). 

Type genus: Tetraplosphaeria Kaz. Tanaka & K. Hiray., Stud. Mycol. 64: 177 (2009).

 

References

Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu JK, Ariyawansa H et al. 2013 – Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Diversity 63, 1–313.

Hyde KD, Noorabadi MT, Thiyagaraja V, He MQ, et al. 2024 – The 2024 Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa. Mycosphere 15, 5146–6239. 

Pem D, Hyde KD, McKenzie EHC, Hongsanan S, et al. 2024 – A comprehensive overview of genera in Dothideomycetes. Mycosphere 15, 2175–4568.

Tanaka K, Hirayama K, Yonezawa H, Hatakeyama S et al. 2009 – Molecular taxonomy of bambusicolous fungi: Tetraplosphaeriaceae, a new pleosporalean family with Tetraploa-like anamorphs. Studies in Mycology 64, 175–209. 

Tibpromma S, Hyde KD, McKenzie EH, Bhat DJ, et al. 2018 – Fungal diversity notes 840–928: micro-fungi associated with Pandanaceae. Fungal Diversity 93, 1–160. 

Zhang JF, Liu JK, Hyde KD, Chen YY et al. 2023b – Ascomycetes from karst landscapes of Guizhou Province, China. Fungal Diversity 122, 1–60.

Zhang SN, Hyde KD, Jones EG, Yu XD et al. 2024a – Current insights into palm fungi with emphasis on taxonomy and phylogeny. Fungal Diversity 127, 55–301.

 

Entry by

Omid Karimi, State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine & School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guian New District, Guizhou 550004, China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand

 

Published online 28 July 2025

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