Erysiphe

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Erysiphe
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An Erysiphe species on a Quercus leaf.
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Erysiphe
R.Hedw. ex DC., 1805
Type species
Erysiphe polygoni
DC., 1805
Synonyms
  • AlphitomorphaWallr. 1819
  • ErysibeWallr. 1833
  • ErysibeWallr. 1833
  • UncinulaLév. 1851
  • CalocladiaLév. 1851
  • TigriaTrevis. 1853
  • ErysiphellaPeck 1876
  • UncinulellaHara 1936
  • OrthochaetaSawada 1943
  • LinkomycesGolovin 1958
  • IschnochaetaSawada 1959
  • SalmonomycesChidd. 1959
  • MedusosphaeraGolovin & Gamalizk. 1962
  • BulbouncinulaR.Y. Zheng & G.Q. Chen 1979
  • UncinuliellaR.Y. Zheng & G.Q. Chen 1979
  • FurcouncinulaZ.X. Chen 1982
  • SetoerysipheY. Nomura 1984
  • BulbomicrosphaeraA.Q. Wang 1987

Erysiphe is a genus of plant pathogenic fungi in the family Erysiphaceae. [1] The species in this genus are known for causing powdery mildew.

Species

References

  1. 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.