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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
Generic synonyms: Fungus Family
Group relationships: Order Sphaeriales, Sphaeriales
Member holonyms: Genus Neurospora, Neurospora
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphaeriaceae
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 ..."