Summary
Podosphaera fusca is a fungus that parasitically infects plants (a phytopathogen). It is one cause of powdery mildew in melons and gourds.[1]
| Podosphaera fusca | |
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| Leaf damage from Podosphaera fusca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Erysiphales |
| Family: | Erysiphaceae |
| Genus: | Podosphaera |
| Species: | P. fusca
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| Binomial name | |
| Podosphaera fusca (Fr.) U. Braun & Shishkoff, (2000)
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| Synonyms | |
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Erysiphe erigerontis-canadensis Lév., (1843) | |
Some sources suggest that P. fusca should be considered synonymous with P. xanthii,[1] while others maintain they are separate species in the subsection Magnicellulata of the section Sphaerotheca of the genus Podosphaera, as of 2011[update], based on the size of chasmothecia, and on the thin-walled portion of the asci (oculus).[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Pérez-García, A.; Romero, D.; Fernández-Ortuño, D.; López-Ruiz, F.; De Vicente, A.; Torés Montosa, Juan Antonio (March 2009). "The powdery mildew fungus Podosphaera fusca (synonym Podosphaera xanthii), a constant threat to cucurbits". Molecular Plant Pathology. 10 (2): 153–160. doi:10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00527.x. PMC 6640438. PMID 19236565. First published online 9 December 2008, doi:10.1111/j.1364-3703.2008.00527.x.
- ^ Bojorques Ramos, Cosme; Maruthachalam, Karunakaran; McCreight, James D.; Garcia Estrada, Raymundo S. (2010–2011). "Podosphaera xanthii but not Golovinomyces cichoracearum infects Cucurbits in a Greenhouse at Salinas, California" (PDF). Cucurbit Genetics Cooperative Report. 33–34 (24–28): 24–26. Retrieved 10 August 2015.