Podosphaera plantaginis
| Podosphaera plantaginis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Erysiphaceae |
| Genus: | Podosphaera |
| Species: | P. plantaginis
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| Binomial name | |
| Podosphaera plantaginis (Castagne) U. Braun & S. Takam., 2000
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Podosphaera plantaginis is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found across the world, where it affects plantains (genus Plantago).
Description
The fungus forms thin, white irregular patches on the leaves of its host. P. plantaginis infects narrow-leaved plantains such as Pl. lanceolata, which can also be infected by Golovinomyces sordidus.[1] As a result, records on these hosts are best confirmed by microscopy, as macromorphological differences are not yet known.
Taxonomy
The fungus was formally described in 1965 by Castagne with the basionym Erysiphe plantaginis. The taxon was transferred to the genus Podosphaera by Uwe Braun and Susumu Takamatsu in 2000.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Braun, Uwe; Takamatsu, Susumu (2000). "Phylogeny of Erysiphe, Microsphaera, Uncinula (Erysipheae) and Cystotheca, Podosphaera, Sphaerotheca (Cystotheceae) inferred from rDNA ITS sequences–some taxonomic consequences". Schlechtendalia. 4: 31.