Pleospora

Pleospora is a genus of ascomycete fungi. This genus was originally described by Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst in 1857 and was revised by Wehmeyer and Müller. There was an estimated 63 species in 2008. , the GBIF lists up to 440 species, while Species Fungorum lists about 375 species.

Selected species
A selected few species are shown here;


 * Pleospora alfalfae
 * Pleospora allii, Stemphylium leaf blight
 * Pleospora ambigua
 * Pleospora bardanae Niessl 1876
 * Pleospora betae now Neocamarosporium betae
 * Pleospora bjoerlingii
 * Pleospora eturmiuna
 * Pleospora gaudefroyi, Patouillard, now in genus Decorospora
 * Pleospora gigaspora
 * Pleospora gracilariae
 * Pleospora halophila
 * Pleospora herbarum
 * Pleospora iqbalii
 * Pleospora lamnaria
 * Pleospora leptosphaerulinoides
 * Pleospora lycopersici
 * Pleospora mullerii
 * Pleospora paludiscirpi
 * Pleospora papaveracea, possible biocontrol for oriental poppy, now in genus Crivellia.
 * Pleospora pelagica
 * Pleospora pelvetiae
 * Pleospora rubicunda
 * Pleospora rudis
 * Pleospora sedicola
 * Pleospora shepherdiae, attacks dead twigs of Crataegus
 * Pleospora spartinae
 * Pleospora theae
 * Pleospora tomatonis
 * Pleospora triglochinicola
 * Pleospora welwitschiae

Other sources

 * S.T. Tilak Two new species of Pleospora from India
 * Spp