Darksidea alpha Darksidea beta Darksidea delta Darksidea epsilon Darksidea gamma Darksidea zeta Darksidea is a genus of fungi belonging to the ascomycetes, in the order Pleosporales.

Like many other members of the ascomycetes, they are dark septate endophytes, who colonize epidermal, intra- and inter-cellular root tissue, nearly always found upon grass species in arid or semiarid climates.

[1][2] The name "Darksidea" is not only inspired by the unique coloration of its hyphae, but is also a reference to its membership within the dark septate endophytes, being "on the dark side" of this mysterious and confounding form-group of root-associated fungi.

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