Podosphaera

Podosphaera
Podosphaera amelanchieris on Amelanchier 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
Synonyms
  • 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). It can be found on all continents except Antarctica, infecting a large number of different genera.

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