Endothia Fr., Summa veg. Scand., Section Post. (Stockholm): 385 (1849)

MycoBank number: MB 1810; Index Fungorum number: IF 1810; Facesoffungi number: FoF 04145; 9 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 1 species with sequence data.

Type speciesEndothia gyrosa (Schwein.) Berk.

NotesEndothia was introduced based on Sphaeria gyrosa, which causes a serious canker disease (Snow et al. 1975). Endothia species cause hobnail canker on oak (Van Arsdel 1972). The genus is characterised by immersed, orange conidiomata without necks and with cylindrical conidia.

Species

  • Endothia chinensis

  • Endothia fluens

  • Endothia hypocreoides

  • Endothia metrosideri

  • Endothia paraguayensis

  • Endothia passeriniana

  • Endothia pseudoradicalis 

  • Endothia tephrothele

  • Endothia virginiana