Erysiphe abeliana

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Erysiphe abeliana
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Erysiphe
Species:
E. abeliana
Binomial name
Erysiphe abeliana
Bolay & U. Braun, 2021

Erysiphe abeliana is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in North America and Europe, where it affects Abelia x grandiflora . [1]

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Description

The fungus forms patches of mycelium on the leaves of its host. Erysiphe abeliana, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and is currently known only to infect cultivated Abelia . There are two other species that can be found on the same host genus: Erysiphe abeliae (known only from the type collection in China) and Erysiphe abeliicola (known from Japan). [2]

Taxonomy

The fungus was formally described in 2021 by Adrien Bolay and Uwe Braun based on collections from France and Switzerland. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bolay, A.; Clerc, P.; Braun, U.; Götz, M.; Takamatsu, S. (2021). "New species, new records and first sequence data of powdery mildews (Erysiphaceae) from Europe with special emphasis on Switzerland" (PDF). Austrian Journal of Mycology. 28: 131–160.
  2. ↑ 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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