Asterina Lév., Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3 3: 59 (1845).
MycoBank number: MB 409; Index Fungorum number: IF 409; Facesoffungi number: FoF 06727; >1000 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 9 species with molecular data.
Type species: Asterina melastomatis Lév., Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3 3: 59 (1845).
Notes: Asterina was introduced as a member of Sphaeriaceae with A. azarae, A. compacta, A. pulla and the type A. melastomatis. It is the largest genus in Asterinaceae, but only nine species have sequence data available in GenBank due to its unculturable character. Members of the genus have circular thyriothecia with stellate dehiscence, lateral appressoria, globose asci, and dark brown, 1-septate ascospores.