Studies on Amphisphaeriales: The Amphisphaeriaceae (sensu stricto)

The Amphisphaeriaceae (sensu lato) presently includes 36 genera and 23 syno nyms and is a heterogeneous assemblage of ascomycetes. In this paper molecu lar and morphological data and teleomorph-anamorph connections are examined and confirm that the Amphisphaeriaceae (sensu stricto) should be confined to ten teleomorphic genera and their Pestalotia-like anamorphs. These inclu de Amphisphaeria, Broomella, Discostroma, Ellurema, Griphosphaerioma\ and N eobroomella which are described and illustrated; and Blogiascospora, Lepteu typa, Paracainiella and Pestalosphaeria which are discussed.