Pleosporales
order of fungi
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The Pleosporales are an order of fungi within the class Dothideomycetes. This order includes families such as Pleosporaceae, which contains parasitic fungi that cause diseases like stem and leaf spots on economically important plants. The taxonomy of fungi is complex and diverse, with Pleosporales being one of many orders within the phylum Ascomycota.12
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