[4] Trematosphaeriaceae was introduced by Suetrong et al. (2011) to include the genera Falciformispora, Halomassarina and Trematosphaeria.

The main distinguishing characters of the family are medium-sized rounded ascomata with a papillate ostiole (spore ejecting hole), a relatively wide, coriaceous peridium (protectivve layer), cellular pseudoparaphyses and cylindro-clavate asci.

[6] Genera accepted by the GBIF include: Figures in brackets are approx.

[1] Species from Emarellia and Falciformispora are known to cause black-grain mycetoma in humans and mammals, the syndrome can lead to affected patients having limbs removed.

Trematosphaeria grisea is a soil fungus that can cause leaf blotch diseases on plants including members of the Eucalyptus genera, in tropical and subtropical regions.