Asterinaceae, C.G.Hansford, 1946

Gokul, Gopinathan Nair, Thomas, Jacob & Mathew, Nisha, 2021, Prillieuxina aporosae sp. nov. (Asterinales, Asterinaceae) from southern Western Ghats, India, Phytotaxa 487 (2), pp. 177-180 : 180

Key to genera of Asterinaceae on Euphorbiaceae

1. Ascospores present .............................................................................................................................................................................2

1. Ascospores absent ..............................................................................................................................................................................4

2. Appressoria present ............................................................................................................................................................................3

2. Appressoria absent............................................................................................................................................................. Prillieuxina

3. Septa at the middle of ascospores, both ends rounded ........................................................................................................... Asterina

3. Septa not so, one end tapering........................................................................................................................................... Meliolaster

4. Pycnothyriospores pyriform ......................................................................................................................................... Asterostomella

4. Pycnothyriospores triangular.................................................................................................................................. Mahanteshamyces