The Leptosphaeriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales.
The family was circumscribed by mycologist Margaret E. Barr in 1987.
[1] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the family contained 8 genera and 302 species.
[2] The family has a widespread distribution, but is especially prevalent in temperate regions.
[3] As accepted by Wijayawardene et al. 2020 (with number of species per genus);[4]