Podosphaera filipendulae

Podosphaera filipendulae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Erysiphales
Family: Erysiphaceae
Genus: Podosphaera
Species:
P. filipendulae
Binomial name
Podosphaera filipendulae
(Z.Y. Zhao) T.Z. Liu & U. Braun (2010)
Synonyms

Sphaerotheca filipendulae Z. Y. Zhao (1981)
Torula botryoides Corda (1829)

Podosphaera filipendulae is a fungal species that belongs to the genus Podosphaera and the order Erysiphaceae. It was first described with meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) as the host plant.[1]

Podosphaera filipendulae is morphologically identical to Podosphaera spiraeae and was considered synonymous.[2] However, DNA sequencing can distinguish between isolates of the two species so they are currently considered separate species.[3][4][5][6]

This fungus is a pathogen of meadowsweet that causes powdery mildew on the plant's leaves and flower heads and distorts their growth. It can be evident throughout the growth cycle from spring to autumn. It produces chains of oval conidia as well as groups of cleistothecia.[4]

References

  1. ^ Zhao, Z. Y. (1981). "Sphaerotheca filipendulae Z.Y. Zhao". Acta Microbiol. Sin. 21 (4): 439.
  2. ^ Braun, U. (1987). "A monograph of the Erysiphales (powdery mildews)". Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. 89: 1–700.
  3. ^ Takamatsu, S.; Niinomi, S.; Harada, M.; Havrylenko, M. (2010). "Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal a close evolutionary relationship between Podosphaera (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) and its rosaceous hosts". Persoonia. 24: 38–48. doi:10.3767/003158510X494596. PMC 2890165. PMID 20664759.
  4. ^ a b "Podosphaera filipendulae (Zhao) Liu & Braun, 2010". Plant Parasites of Europe leafminers, galls and fungi. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. ^ Ellingham, Oliver (2017). Increasing accuracy of Powdery Mildew(Ascomycota, Erysiphales) identification using previously untapped DNA regions (PDF). University of Reading. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Podosphaera filipendulae (Z.Y. Zhao) T.Z. Liu & U. Braun". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 9 August 2020.