Massarina

Massarina
Features of M. pandanicola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Massarinaceae
Genus: Massarina
Sacc. (1883)
Type species
Massarina eburnea
(Tul. & C.Tul.) Sacc. (1883)
Synonyms

Massarinula Géneau (1894)
Holstiella Henn. (1895)
Pseudodiaporthe Speg. (1909)
Phragmosperma Theiss. & Syd. (1917)
Parasphaeria Syd. (1924)
Abaphospora Kirschst. (1939)

Massarina is a genus of fungi in the Massarinaceae family. Anamorph forms of species in Massarina include Acrocalymma, Ceratophoma, and Tetraploa. Massarina was circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in 1883. The widespread genus contains about 100 species.

The genus name of Massarina is in honour of Giuseppe Filippo Massara (1792-1839), who was an Italian doctor and botanist, working in Sondrio.

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