Asterinaceae

The Asterinaceae are a family of fungi in the monotypic class Asterinales.^[1]

Genera

This is a list of the genera in the Asterinaceae, based on a 2021 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues.^[1] Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:^[1]

• Asterina Lév. – ca. 1085 spp.
• Asterolibertia G.Arnaud – ca. 30 spp.
• Asterostomella Speg. – 87 spp.
• Batistinula Arx – 1 sp.
• Cirsosia G.Arnaud – 18 spp.
• Dothidasteromella Höhn. – 11 spp.
• Echidnodella Theiss. & Syd. – 35 spp.
• Echidnodes Theiss. & Syd., 1918 – 27 spp.^[2]
• Halbania Racib. – 3 spp.
• Meliolaster Höhn. – 3 spp.
• Morenoina Theiss. - 26 spp.^[3]
• Parasterinopsis Bat. – 3 spp.
• Platypeltella Petr. – 3 spp.
• Prillieuxina G.Arnaud – 66 spp.
• Schenckiella Henn. – 1 sp.
• Steyaertia Bat. & H.Maia, 1960 - 1sp.^[4]
• Trichasterina G.Arnaud – 11 spp.
• Uleothyrium Petr. – 3 spp.
• Vizellopsis Bat., J.L.Bezerra & T.T.Barros – 1 sp.

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