Definition of Sphaeriaceae

1. Noun. Parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia.

Exact synonyms: Family Sphaeriaceae
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Order Sphaeriales, Sphaeriales
Member holonyms: Genus Neurospora, Neurospora

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphaeriaceae

Sperry
Spetsai
Spetse
Spetses
Spey
Speyer
Sphacele
Sphacele calycina
Sphacelotheca
Sphacelotheca reiliana
Sphaeralcea
Sphaeralcea coccinea
Sphaeralcea fasciculata
Sphaeralcea remota
Sphaeriaceae (current term)
Sphaerobolaceae
Sphaerocarpaceae
Sphaerocarpales
Sphaerocarpos
Sphaerocarpus
Sphagnales
Sphecidae
Sphecius
Sphecius speciosis
Sphecoidea
Sphecotheres
Spheniscidae
Sphenisciformes
Spheniscus

Literary usage of Sphaeriaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1871)
"... and Sphaeriaceae) no less than of all the Lichens. In the case of the Yeast Fungus, however, these " asci" are globular, and not stratified, ..."

2. The Fungi which Cause Plant Disease by Frank Lincoln Stevens (1913)
"Sphaeriaceae (p. 222) Perithecia single or clustered, free or with a false ... KEY TO GENERA OF Sphaeriaceae Perithecia hairy above, rarely smooth above and ..."

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