Balansia Speg., Anal. Soc. cient.argent. 19(1): 45 (1885)

MycoBank number: MB 497; Index Fungorum number: IF 497; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12968; 35 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 14 species with sequence data.

Type species – Balansia claviceps Speg.

Notes – Most species are grass-associated (Sung et al. 2007). The asexual morph is linked to Ephelis (Glenn et al. 1996). Species are characterised by brown to black, superficial or immersed stromata, with or without stipes (James & White 1994).

Species

  • Balansia claviceps