User:DavidAnstiss/Nemastomataceae

The Nemastomataceae are a family of fungi in the division Basidiomycota and order of Nemastomatales. The family contains 4 genera and about 2 species.

Ardissone, F. 1869. Le Floridee italiche descritte ed illustrate. 1, Studi sulle Alghe Italiche. Ordine delle Crittoneme. Milano: Tipografia editrice Lombarda.: 163.

Francesco Ardissone

Genera

 * Adelophycus
 * Itonoa
 * Nemastoma
 * Predaea

Genus Adelophyton Kraft, 1975 accepted as Adelophycus Kraft, 1994 (synonym) Genus Predaeopsis Kajimura, 1981 accepted as Predaea G.De Toni, 1936 (synonym) Genus Yadranella Ercegovic, 1949 accepted as Predaea G.De Toni, 1936 (synonym)

Genus Gymnophlaea Kützing, 1843 (uncertain > nomen dubium)

Genus Adelophycus Kraft, 1994 Genus Gymnophlaea Kützing, 1843 Genus Itonoa Masuda & Guiry, 1995 1 Genus Nemastoma 9 Genus Nemastoma J.Agardh, 1842 5 Genus Predaea G.De Toni, 1936 9 Genus Tsengia

Ecology
--use as guide -- They are parasitic on plants, attaching to leaves and stems of monocotyledons. Doassansia sagittaria and Doassansia deformans can be found on plants of Sagittaria lancifolia, Doassansia alismatis can be found on various species of Alisma and both Doassansia occulta and Doassansia martianoffiana can be found on various species of Potamogeton plants. Also, Acornus calamus is a host to Nannfeldtiomyces sparganii and the leaves of Sparganium americanum are a host to Nannfeldtiomyces anomalus. Narasimhania also affects Alisma plants.

They can affect water plants as well as land based plants.