Piedraia is a genus of fungus within the Piedraiaceae family in the Capnodiales order.[1]
| Piedraia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Capnodiales |
| Family: | Piedraiaceae |
| Genus: | Piedraia Fonseca & Leão |
There are 2 known species (according to Species Fungorum);[2]
- Piedraia hortae Fonseca & Leão (1928)
- Piedraia quintanilhae Uden, Barros-Mach. & Cast.-Branco (1963)
Former species;
- P. hortae var. paraguayensis Fonseca & Leão (2014) = Piedraia hortae
- P. javanica Boedijn & Verbunt (1938) = Piedraia hortae
- P. malayi R. Green & Mankikar (1950) = Piedraia hortae
- P. sarmentoi M.J. Pereira (1930) = Piedraia hortae
- P. surinamensis C.W. Dodge (1935) = Piedraia hortae
- P. venezuelensis Brumpt & Langeron (1934) = Piedraia hortae
Piedraia hortae is responsible for causing black piedra.[3]
References
edit- ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453 [160]. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "DermAtlas: Dermatology Image black_piedra_1_041227 (black piedra - infections and infestations) [dermatlas]". Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2008-11-08.