Podosphaera

Podosphaera
Podosphaera amelanchieris on Amelanchier in the UK.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Erysiphales
Family:	Erysiphaceae
Genus:	Podosphaera Kunze, 1823
Type species
Podosphaera myrtillina Kunze, 1823
Synonyms [1]
Kokkalera Ponnappa, 1970 Leucothallia Trevis., 1853 Sphaerotheca Lév., 1851 Fibroidium (R.T.A. Cook, A.J. Inman & C. Billings) R.T.A. Cook & U. Braun, 2012

Podosphaera is a genus of obligate biotrophic fungi in the family Erysiphaceae (powdery mildews). ^[2] It can be found on all continents except Antarctica, infecting a large number of different genera.

Description

The vast majority of species in the genus Podosphaera infect hosts of the Rosaceae. ^[3] Symptoms of an infection by Podosphaera species include mycelium on most often the upperside of leaves or on young shoots and twigs.

Taxonomy

The genus was formally described by Kunze in 1823. The genus Sphaerotheca was absorbed into Podosphaera in 2000 by Braun and Takamatsu. The anamorph genus of Podosphaera was Fibroidium . In 2012, due to the 'one fungus, one name' change to the Code, species from this genus were also included in Podosphaera. ^[4]

Species

• Podosphaera amelanchieris
• Podosphaera aphanis
• Podosphaera balsaminae
• Podosphaera clandestina
• Podosphaera dipsacacearum
• Podosphaera euphorbiae
• Podosphaera euphorbiae-hirtae
• Podosphaera ferruginea
• Podosphaera filipendulae
• Podosphaera fugax
• Podosphaera fuliginea
• Podosphaera fusca
• Podosphaera helianthemi
• Podosphaera leucotricha
• Podosphaera macularis
• Podosphaera mors-uvae
• Podosphaera myrtillina
• Podosphaera pannosa
• Podosphaera parietariae
• Podosphaera physocarpi
• Podosphaera plantaginis
• Podosphaera polemonii
• Podosphaera spiraeae
• Podosphaera thalictri
• Podosphaera tridactyla
• Podosphaera volkartii
• Podosphaera xanthii

References

1. "Synonymy Current Name: Podosphaera Kunze". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
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.
3. Takamatsu, S.; Niinomi, S.; Harada, M.; Havrylenko, M. (2010-06-18). "Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal a close evolutionary relationship between Podosphaera ( Erysiphales : Erysiphaceae ) and its rosaceous hosts". Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi. 24 (1): 38–48. doi:10.3767/003158510X494596. ISSN   0031-5850.
4. Braun, Uwe (2012). "The impacts of the discontinuation of dual nomenclature of pleomorphic fungi: the trivial facts, problems, and strategies". IMA Fungus. 3 (1): 81–86. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.08. ISSN   2210-6359. PMC   3399104 . PMID   23155502.