View source for Pleosporales (weed pathogens)

{{TaxLinks|LnkAscomycotaOfWeeds}}
[[File:Phoma_clematidina_IPM5458773.jpg|250px|thumb|''Calophoma clematidina'' (= ''Phoma clematidina'') conidia (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Bruce Watt, University of Maine<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=5458773 IPM Images]]]
'''<font color="#008000">Pleosporales (weed pathogens)</font>'''

This order contains more than 150 genera and includes serious plant pathogens. However, several species are being investigated or used as biological control agents of weeds. This page deals with the latter group. The fruiting bodies (ascomata) are usually spherical with a perithecia-like opening. The asci are bitunicate and the ascospores mostly septate.

'''Note:'''<br />
Please note that this page only deals with weed pathogens, for other groups of Pleosporales see:
* [[Pleosporales|Pleosporales ('''as crop pathogens''')]]
* [[Pleosporales (antagonists)|Pleosporales ('''antagonistic to plant diseases''')]]
* [[Pleosporales (entomopathogens)|Pleosporales ('''entomopathogens''')]]



'''The following genera are currently entered as weed bioagents under this order:'''
{{CategoryMembers3|Pleosporales (weed pathogens)}}