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.
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