The Leptosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. The family was circumscribed by mycologist Margaret E. Barr in 1987. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 8 genera and 302 species. The family has a widespread distribution, but is especially prevalent in temperate regions. Species are either saprobic or grow as nectrotrophs on the stems or leaves of plants. Genera Coniothyrium Didymolepta Leptosphaeria Mycotodea Ophiobolus Parahendersonia Plenodomus Pleoseptum References External links Pleosporales Dothideomycetes families Taxa named by Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow Taxa described in 1987