Cystotheca

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Cystotheca
Live Oak Witches' Broom Fungus imported from iNaturalist photo 354032235 on 27 February 2024.jpg
Cystotheca lanestris witch's broom on Quercus in Calfornia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Leotiomycetes
Order:
Erysiphales
Family:
Erysiphaceae
Genus:
Cystotheca

Berk. & Curtis, 1860

Cystotheca is a genus of plant pathogenic fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). [1]

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Description

Many Cystotheca species form dense, white or brown, distorting patches on the leaves of their hosts. Some species in this genus are also known to cause witch's-broom galls on their hosts. [2]

Species

The genus includes the following species: [2] [3]

References

  1. ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. 1 2 Bradshaw, Michael; Braun, Uwe; Quijada, Luis; Coombes, Allen J.; Contreras-Paredes, Carlos; Pfister, Donald H. (2023-05-04). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 3: Cystotheca". Mycologia. 115 (3): 427–436. doi:10.1080/00275514.2023.2194172. ISSN   0027-5514. PMID   37159342.
  3. ↑ Braun, Uwe; Cook, Roger T. A. (2012). Taxonomic manual of the Erysiphales (powdery mildews). CBS biodiversity series. Utrecht: CBS-KNAW fungal biodiversity centre. ISBN   978-90-70351-89-2.


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