Podosphaera cercidiphylli

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Podosphaera cercidiphylli
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Erysiphales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Podosphaera
Species:
P. cercidiphylli
Binomial name
Podosphaera cercidiphylli
Tanda & Y. Nomura, 1986

Podosphaeracercidiphylli is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in East Asia, [1] where it infects plants in the genus Cercidiphyllum . [2]

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Description

The fungus forms thin, white irregular patches on the leaves of its host. Podosphaeracercidiphylli, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only the genus Cercidiphyllum . [2]

Taxonomy

The fungus was formally described in 1986 by Tanda and Y. Nomura. The specific epithet derives from the name of the host genus.

References

  1. ↑ Peng, Zi-Jia; Liu, Shuyan; Yu, Zhong-Dong; Qi, Mei (2022). "First report of Podosphaera cercidiphylli on endangered Cercidiphyllum japonicum in China". Mycotaxon. 136 (4): 865–873. doi:10.5248/136.865. ISSN   2154-8889.
  2. 1 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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