Phyllactinia takamatsui
| Phyllactinia takamatsui | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Erysiphaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllactinia |
| Species: | P. takamatsui
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllactinia takamatsui Khodap. & A.H. Mohammadi, 2016
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Phyllactinia takamatsui is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in North America and Eurasia, where it affects the genus Cotoneaster.
Description
The fungus forms a weak, very thin, often smooth coating on the undersides of leaves of Cotoneaster. Phyllactinia pyri-serotinae is also reported from this genus.[1]
Taxonomy
The fungus was formally described in 2016 by Khodaparast and Mohammadi. The type specimen was collected in Iran.[2] The species is named after Japanese mycologist Susumu Takamatsu.
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.
- ^ Khodaparast, Seyed Akbar; Mohammadi, Amir Hossein; Haghdel, Masoumeh; Masigol, Hossein (2016). "Taxonomy and phylogenetic position of Phyllactinia takamatsui, a newly described powdery mildew on cotoneaster, based on molecular and morphological data". Mycological Progress. 15 (5). doi:10.1007/s11557-016-1191-y. ISSN 1617-416X.