In 2007, this family was recognized as distinct from the genus Mycosphaerella, where it had previously been located, based on phylogenies constructed with the Large Subunit (
LSU) of ribosomal DNA.[2] In general, many fungi in the
Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae are thought to be widespread, yet there is still little known about their individual distributions or the range of hosts that they inhabit.[3] After the family was formally split out from Mycosphaerella in 2007,[2] many new species have been described in this family including a number of causal agents in leaf diseases and stem cankers of
Eucalyptus in
Uruguay[3][4] and
Australia.[5][6]
Genera
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with amount of species);[1]
This family of fungi is notable in that it contains a number of extremeotolerant, so-called
black yeast fungi.[2] A number of these
black yeast fungi in the Teratosphaeriaceae are considered 'rock-inhabiting', and manage to survive on the often-harsh exposed surfaces of rocks[7] in a range of extreme climates, including in
Antarctica.[8] While some of the members of this family live in harsh environments, including the newly described genus
Acidiella that grows in highly acidic soils (pH < 3) in Europe,[9] other closely related species are found as lichens or on plant surfaces.[10] This family, for example, contains a number of previously recognized leaf spot pathogens and endophytes.[11][12] Sequences from the plant pathogen Teratosphaeria microspora were even found in a high-throughput screen of fungal spores in indoor dust.[13]
^
abPérez, C. A.; M. J. Wingfield; N. A. Altier; R. A. Blanchette (October 2009). "Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae associated with Eucalyptus leaf diseases and stem cankers in Uruguay". Forest Pathology. 39 (5): 349–360.
CiteSeerX10.1.1.722.6028.
doi:
10.1111/j.1439-0329.2009.00598.x.
^Pérez, C. A.; M. J. Wingfield; N. Altier; R. A. Blanchette (2013-03-01). "Species of Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae on native Myrtaceae in Uruguay: evidence of fungal host jumps". Fungal Biology. 117 (2): 94–102.
doi:
10.1016/j.funbio.2012.12.002.
hdl:2263/30796.
PMID23452947.
^Hujslová, Martina; Alena Kubátová; Martin Kostovčík; Miroslav Kolařík (2012-10-07). "Acidiella bohemica gen. et sp. nov. and Acidomyces spp. (Teratosphaeriaceae), the indigenous inhabitants of extremely acidic soils in Europe". Fungal Diversity. 58: 33–45.
doi:
10.1007/s13225-012-0176-7.
S2CID16249285.
In 2007, this family was recognized as distinct from the genus Mycosphaerella, where it had previously been located, based on phylogenies constructed with the Large Subunit (
LSU) of ribosomal DNA.[2] In general, many fungi in the
Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae are thought to be widespread, yet there is still little known about their individual distributions or the range of hosts that they inhabit.[3] After the family was formally split out from Mycosphaerella in 2007,[2] many new species have been described in this family including a number of causal agents in leaf diseases and stem cankers of
Eucalyptus in
Uruguay[3][4] and
Australia.[5][6]
Genera
As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with amount of species);[1]
This family of fungi is notable in that it contains a number of extremeotolerant, so-called
black yeast fungi.[2] A number of these
black yeast fungi in the Teratosphaeriaceae are considered 'rock-inhabiting', and manage to survive on the often-harsh exposed surfaces of rocks[7] in a range of extreme climates, including in
Antarctica.[8] While some of the members of this family live in harsh environments, including the newly described genus
Acidiella that grows in highly acidic soils (pH < 3) in Europe,[9] other closely related species are found as lichens or on plant surfaces.[10] This family, for example, contains a number of previously recognized leaf spot pathogens and endophytes.[11][12] Sequences from the plant pathogen Teratosphaeria microspora were even found in a high-throughput screen of fungal spores in indoor dust.[13]
^
abPérez, C. A.; M. J. Wingfield; N. A. Altier; R. A. Blanchette (October 2009). "Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae associated with Eucalyptus leaf diseases and stem cankers in Uruguay". Forest Pathology. 39 (5): 349–360.
CiteSeerX10.1.1.722.6028.
doi:
10.1111/j.1439-0329.2009.00598.x.
^Pérez, C. A.; M. J. Wingfield; N. Altier; R. A. Blanchette (2013-03-01). "Species of Mycosphaerellaceae and Teratosphaeriaceae on native Myrtaceae in Uruguay: evidence of fungal host jumps". Fungal Biology. 117 (2): 94–102.
doi:
10.1016/j.funbio.2012.12.002.
hdl:2263/30796.
PMID23452947.
^Hujslová, Martina; Alena Kubátová; Martin Kostovčík; Miroslav Kolařík (2012-10-07). "Acidiella bohemica gen. et sp. nov. and Acidomyces spp. (Teratosphaeriaceae), the indigenous inhabitants of extremely acidic soils in Europe". Fungal Diversity. 58: 33–45.
doi:
10.1007/s13225-012-0176-7.
S2CID16249285.