# Bipolaris

Bipolaris is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Pleosporaceae. It was circumscribed by mycologist Robert A. Shoemaker in 1959.
It has a cosmopolitan distribution worldwide.

## Species

As of 9 August 2023, the GBIF lists up to 71 species, while Species Fungorum lists 78 species.
* Bipolaris alocasiae Wei Zhang, H. Deng & T.Y. Zhang (2012)
* Bipolaris austrostipae Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2016)
* Bipolaris axonopodicola Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2016)
* Bipolaris bamagaensis Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2016)
* Bipolaris bicolor (Mitra) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris brachiariae Y. Marín, Senwanna & Crous (2017)
* Bipolaris chloridis (Alcorn) Alcorn (1983)
* Bipolaris clavata Alcorn (1982)
* Bipolaris coffeana Sivan. (1985)
* Bipolaris coicis (Y. Nisik.) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris colocasiae (M.P. Tandon & V. Bhargava) Alcorn (1983)
* Bipolaris cookei (Sacc.) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris costina Sivan., R.S. Shukla, Kr.P. Singh & A. Husain (1985)
* Bipolaris crotonis Sivan. (1985)
* Bipolaris cynodontis (Marignoni) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris distoseptata M. Raza, K.D. Hyde & L. Cai (2019)
* Bipolaris drechsleri Manamgoda & Minnis (2013)
* Bipolaris eleusines J.H. Peng & J.Y. Lu (1989)
* Bipolaris eleusines Alcorn & R.G. Shivas (1990)
* Bipolaris eragrostiellae (A.P. Misra & R.A. Singh) Sivan. (1987)
* Bipolaris euchlaenae (Zimm.) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris flagelloidea (G.F. Atk.) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris fusca Y.L. Jiang & T.Y. Zhang (2008)
* Bipolaris gigantea (S. Ito) B. Lane, Stricker, M.E. Sm., S.L. Flory & Harmon (2020)
* Bipolaris glycines (S. Naray. & Durairaj) B.A. Khasanov (1992)
* Bipolaris gossypina Sivan. (1985)
* Bipolaris hadrotrichoides (Ellis & Everh.) Luttr. (1970)
* Bipolaris halepensis M.Y. Chiang, K.J. Leonard & Van Dyke (1989)
* Bipolaris heliconiae Alcorn (1996)
* Bipolaris heveae (Petch) Arx (1987)
* Bipolaris imperatae J.J. Muchovej (2012)
* Bipolaris incurvata (C. Bernard) Alcorn (1983)
* Bipolaris iridis (Oudem.) C.H. Dickinson (1966)
* Bipolaris israeli Steiman, Guiraud, Seigle-Mur. & Sage (1996)
* Bipolaris leersiae (G.F. Atk.) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris louisemackiae Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2023)
* Bipolaris marantae J.L. Alves & R.W. Barreto (2017)
* Bipolaris mariehareliae Y.P. Tan & Bishop-Hurley (2023)
* Bipolaris maryandersoniae Y.P. Tan, Bishop-Hurley & R.G. Shivas (2023)
* Bipolaris melinidis Alcorn (1982)
* Bipolaris microconidia M. Raza, K.D. Hyde & L. Cai (2019)
* Bipolaris microlaenae Alcorn (1990)
* Bipolaris microstegii Minnis, Rossman, Klecz. & S.L. Flory (2012)
* Bipolaris multiformis (Jooste) Alcorn (1983)
* Bipolaris novae-zelandiae Sivan. (1985)
* Bipolaris obclavata Sivan. (1992)
* Bipolaris obovoidea Wei Zhang & T.Y. Zhang (2012)
* Bipolaris olyrae (Viégas) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris omanensis Dughaishi, Maharachch. & Al-Sadi (2018)
* Bipolaris oryzae (Breda de Haan) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris pallescens Y.H. Geng & T.Y. Zhang (2014)
* Bipolaris palousensis R. Sprague (1961)
* Bipolaris panici-miliacei (Y. Nisik.) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris papendorfii (Aa) Alcorn (1983)
* Bipolaris peregianensis Alcorn (1982)
* Bipolaris poae-pratensis H. Deng & T.Y. Zhang (2002)
* Bipolaris prieskaensis W.Q. Chen & W.J. Swart (2000)
* Bipolaris rostratae Raghv. Singh & Shambhu Kumar (2016)
* Bipolaris sacchari (E.J. Butler) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris saccharicola Y. Marín & Crous (2017)
* Bipolaris salkadehensis Ahmadp. & Heidarian (2012)
* Bipolaris secalis Sisterna ex Y.P. Tan, Madrid, Crous & R.G. Shivas (2014)
* Bipolaris shoemakeri Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2016)
* Bipolaris simmondsii Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2016)
* Bipolaris sivanesaniana Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2016)
* Bipolaris sorokiniana Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris stenospila (Drechsler ex Faris) Shoemaker (2018)
* Bipolaris subramanianii Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2016)
* Bipolaris triticicola Sivan. (1985)
* Bipolaris triticigrani (A.P. Misra & R.A. Singh) Sivan. (1987)
* Bipolaris urochloae (V.A. Putterill) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris variabilis Y. Marín, Y.P. Tan & Crous (2017)
* Bipolaris victoriae (F. Meehan & H.C. Murphy) Shoemaker (1959)
* Bipolaris woodii Y.P. Tan & R.G. Shivas (2016)
* Bipolaris xanthosomatis B. Huguenin (1966)
* Bipolaris zeae Sivan. (1985)
* Bipolaris zeicola (G.L. Stout) Shoemaker (1959)
See Species Fungorum website for a list of about 59 former species of Bipolaris.