Pleuroceras Riess., Hedwigia 1(6): 25 (1854)
MycoBank number: MB 4242; Index Fungorum number: IF 4242; Facesoffungi number: FoF 06325; 20 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 4 species with sequence data and molecular data available for 6 unnamed species.
Type species – Pleuroceras ciliatum Riess.
Notes – Pleuroceras is characterized by ascomata with eccentric, lateral necks and elongated ascospores (Barr 1978). Species of this genus are found on overwintered leaves of hardwood trees in temperate regions.
Species
Pleuroceras ciliatum