Erysiphe chifengensis

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Erysiphe chifengensis
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Erysiphe
Species:
E. chifengensis
Binomial name
Erysiphe chifengensis
T.Z. Liu & U. Braun, 2006

Erysiphe chifengensis is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in central Asia, where it affects plants in the genus Zabelia . [1]

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Description

The fungus forms thin white patches of mycelium on the leaves of its host. Erysiphe chifengensis, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only Zabelia biflora . It is only known from China. [2]

Taxonomy

The fungus was formally described in 2006 by T.Z. Liu and Uwe Braun. The specific epithet refers to the city Chifeng in China.

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.
  2. ↑ Bradshaw, Michael; Braun, Uwe; Quijada, Luis; Pfister, Donald H. (2024-01-02). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 5: Erysiphe (the "Microsphaera lineage" part 1)". Mycologia. 116 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1080/00275514.2023.2252715. ISSN   0027-5514. PMID   37955985.
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