Paraphaeosphaeria is a genus of fungi in the Didymosphaeriaceae family. The genus has 23 species found in Europe and North America. Anamorph forms are found in the genus Paraconiothyrium.[2] The genus was circumscribed by O.E. Eriksson in 1967.[3]

Paraphaeosphaeria
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Paraphaeosphaeria

O.E.Erikss. (1967)
Type species
Paraphaeosphaeria michotii
(Westend.) O.E.Erikss. (1967)

Species Paraphaeosphaeria minitans W.A. Campb. (1947) (formerly Coniothyrium minitans) has been used as biological control agent against soilborne diseases such as Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, and Verticillium.[4]

Species

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As accepted by Species Fungorum;[5]

Former species;[5]

References

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  1. ^ "NCBI Taxonomy Browser entry for Paraphaeosphaeria".
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 496. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ^ Eriksson O. (1967). "On graminicolous pyrenomycetes from Fennoscandia I. Dictyosporous species (339–380). II. Phragmosporous and scolecosporous species (381–440). III. Amerosporous and didymosporous species (441–466)". Arkiv før Botanik. 6 (4–5): 339–466.
  4. ^ Agrios, George N. (2005). "CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASES". Plant Pathology (5 ed.).
  5. ^ a b "Species Fungorum - Search Page - Paraphaeosphaeria". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. ^ Verkley GJ, Dukik K, Renfurm R, Goker M, Stielow JB (2014). "Novel genera and species of coniothyrium-like fungi in Montagnulaceae (Ascomycota)". Persoonia. 32: 22–31. doi:10.3767/003158514X679191. PMC 4150078. PMID 25264382.