Name:		Menispora Pers., (1822) page 32 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Eriomene (Sacc.) Clem. & Shear (1931) Ciliofusarium Rostr. (1892) Erionema Maire (1906) Eriomenella Peyronel (1918) Ciliofusa Clem. & Shear (1931)
Status:		Genus, anamorph (hyphomycete)
Taxonomic position:		Chaetosphaeriaceae Locq. [Family] Chaetosphaeriales Huhndorf, A.N. Mill. & F.A. Fernández [Order] Sordariomycetidae O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subclass] Sordariomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Menispora acicola Ellis & Everh. Menispora alba Preuss Menispora amazonensis Matsush. Menispora apicalis Berk. & M.A. Curtis Menispora arnaudii P.M. Kirk Menispora aurea Corda Menispora britannica (M.B. Ellis) P.M. Kirk Menispora caesia G. Preuss Menispora ciliata Preuss Menispora ciliatavariegataobtusa Preuss Menispora cinerea Corda Menispora cobaltina Sacc. Menispora convoluta Lunghini Menispora cylindrica Kalchbr. & Cooke Menispora cylindrosperma Corda Menispora ellipsospora Preuss Menispora fairmanae Sacc. Menispora freseniana Sacc. Menispora fuegiana Aramb. & Godeas Menispora gamsii Hol.-Jech. Menispora gamundiae Aramb. & Cabello Menispora glauca (Link) Pers. Menispora glauconigra Cooke & Ellis Menispora hyalina Cooke & Harkn. Menispora libertiana Sacc. & Roum. Menispora lucida Corda Menispora manitobaensis B. Sutton Menispora microspora Peyronel Menispora minuta Tubaki Menispora novogradensis Shabunin Menispora obtusa Sacc. & Berl. Menispora obtusata Preuss Menispora oligosperma Corda Menispora olivacea Preuss Menispora orthospora Sacc. & Fautrey Menispora penicillata Horz Menispora pidoplitschkoi Kiril. Menispora piriformis Preuss Menispora preussii Fuckel Menispora solani P. Karst. Menispora tortuosa Fresen. Menispora trichostyla Corda Menispora uncinata S. Hughes & W.B. Kendr. Menispora variegata Preuss
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (3 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]