Asterinaceae

Asterinaceae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Dothideomycetes
Order:	Asterinales M.E.Barr ex D.Hawksw. & O.E.Erikss. (1986)
Family:	Asterinaceae Hansf. (1946)
Type genus
Asterina Lév. (1845)

The Asterinaceae are a family of fungi in the monotypic class Asterinales.

Genera

This is a list of the genera in the Asterinaceae, based on a 2021 review and summary of fungal classification by Wijayawardene and colleagues. Following the genus name is the taxonomic authority (those who first circumscribed the genus; standardized author abbreviations are used), year of publication, and the number of species:

• Asterina Lév. – ca. 1085 spp.
• Asterinella Theiss. – ca. 39 spp.
• Asterolibertia G.Arnaud – ca. 30 spp.
• Asterostomella Speg. – 87 spp.
• Batistinula Arx – 1 sp.
• Cirsosia G.Arnaud – 18 spp.
• Dothidasteromella Höhn. – 11 spp.
• Echidnodella Theiss. & Syd. – 35 spp.
• Halbania Racib. – 3 spp.
• Meliolaster Höhn. – 3 spp.
• Parasterinopsis Bat. – 3 spp.
• Platypeltella Petr. – 3 spp.
• Prillieuxina G.Arnaud – 66 spp.
• Schenckiella Henn. – 1 sp.
• Trichasterina G.Arnaud – 11 spp.
• Trichopeltospora Bat. & Cif. – 2 spp.
• Uleothyrium Petr. – 3 spp.
• Vizellopsis Bat., J.L.Bezerra & T.T.Barros – 1 sp.