Erysiphe acantholimonis

Erysiphe acantholimonis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Erysiphe
Species:
E. acantholimonis
Binomial name
Erysiphe acantholimonis
J.G. Song, B. Xu & H.D. Shin, 2016

Erysiphe acantholimonis is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in Asia, where it affects plants in the genus Acantholimon.

Description

The fungus forms thin, white irregular patches on the leaves of its host. Erysiphe acantholimonis, like most Erysiphaceae, is highly host-specific and infects only Acantholimon.[1]

Taxonomy

The fungus was formally described in 2016 by J.G. Song, B. Xu and H.D. Shin. The species epithet refers to the host genus, Acantholimon.[1] The type specimen was collected in China on Acantholimon hedinii. Braun and Cook (2012) treated Erysiphe communis f. acantholimonis Koshk., described from Turkmenistan on Acantholimon avenaceum, as a synonym of E. limonii.[2] This forma might be a synonym of E. acantholinonis, but this requires confirmation by results of sequence analyses.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Song, Jia-Ge; Xu, Biao; Zhang, Shan-He; Zhao, Zhen-Yu; Cho, Sung-Eun; Shin, Hyeon-Dong (2016-10-18). "Erysiphe acantholimonis sp. nov. on Acantholimon hedinii". Mycotaxon. 131 (3): 621–629. doi:10.5248/131.621.
  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.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, Michael; Braun, Uwe; Mitchell, James K.; Crouch, Uma; LaGreca, Scott; Pfister, Donald H. (2025-01-02). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera of Erysiphaceae, part 6: Erysiphe (the "Microsphaera lineage" part 2)". Mycologia. 117 (1): 110–165. doi:10.1080/00275514.2024.2386230. ISSN 0027-5514. PMID 39495585.