Massariaceae

Massariaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Subclass:	Pleosporomycetidae
Order:	Pleosporales
Family:	Massariaceae Nitschke (1869)
Type genus
Massaria De Not.
Genera
Aigialus Decaisnella Dothivalsaria Dubitatio - placement tentative Massaria Navicella

The Massariaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Taxa have a cosmopolitan distribution, but are better known in more temperate zones. Although the family is poorly known, it have been suggested that they are saprobic in wood and bark, with a few species being weak pathogens.^[1]

References

1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk, PM. (2007). Fungal families of the world. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 0-85199-827-5.