See text Fusicladium is a genus of fungus in the family Venturiaceae.

Specimens of Fusicladium may be found across the world.

[2] The precise taxonomy of the genus is still under investigation.

DNA analysis has shown that species from the genera Pollaccia and Spilocaea belong in a single clade with Fusicladium.

(meaning "Fusicladium in the wider sense") to reflect this.