Monascostroma Höhn., Annls mycol. 16(1/2): 160 (1918).

MycoBank number: MB 3246; Index Fungorum number: IF 3246; Facesoffungi number: FoF 00547; 7 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 2 species with molecular data.

Type species – Monascostroma innumerosum (Desm.) Höhn. [as ‘innumerosa’], Annls mycol. 16(1/2): 160 (1918).

≡ Hendersonia innumerosa Desm., Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3 16: 10 [repr.] (1851)

Notes – Schoch et al. (2009a) showed that this genus groups with members in Didymellaceae. Morphologically this genus fits well within Didymellaceae with few morphological differences. Further studies are needed.

Species

  • Monascostroma innumerosum