| Podosphaera | |
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| Podosphaera amelanchieris onAmelanchier in the UK. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Erysiphaceae |
| Genus: | Podosphaera Kunze, 1823 |
| Type species | |
| Podosphaera myrtillina Kunze, 1823 | |
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Podosphaera is agenus ofobligatebiotrophicfungi in the familyErysiphaceae (powdery mildews).[1] It can be found on all continents except Antarctica, infecting a large number of different genera.
The vast majority of species in the genusPodosphaera infect hosts of theRosaceae.[2] Symptoms of an infection byPodosphaera species include mycelium on most often the upperside of leaves or on young shoots and twigs.
The genus was formally described by Kunze in 1823. The genusSphaerotheca was absorbed intoPodosphaera in 2000 by Braun and Takamatsu. The anamorph genus ofPodosphaera wasFibroidium. In 2012, due to the 'one fungus, one name' change to theCode, species from this genus were also included inPodosphaera.[3]
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